Residents of French Village Say US Defense Secretary Hegseth Not Welcome for D-Day Visit
Hegseth criticized migrants in a D-Day speech and then missed the main ceremony, drawing objections from some Langrune-sur-Mer residents.
- On Saturday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Normandy, France, for the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, where he compared immigration to an "invasion" arriving on European shores.
- After speaking at the American cemetery, Hegseth conspicuously skipped the main international commemoration ceremony, drawing disapproval from residents of Langrune-sur-Mer who cited his "warlike statements."
- Sen. Tim Kaine called the comments a "nitwit" attempt to push ideology, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated "Thousands of American heroes died on D-Day to defend freedom and defeat fascism."
- The remarks align with the Trump administration's National Security Strategy; Vice President JD Vance claimed on social media that European elites failed to stop "the mass invasion of migrants," citing the fatal stabbing of student Henry Nowak.
- Administration documents claim "the continent will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less" if current trends continue, following the 27-nation European Union's migration policy overhaul aimed at helping Europe regain its "civilizational self-confidence.
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