Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach 'invasion' D-Day speech

Jun 7, 2026, 10:35 AM en source ↗

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked Europe over migration in a D-Day speech in Normandy, invoking a beach 'invasion', 82 years after the Allied landings to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe.

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The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.

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