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Omaha Steve

(110,274 posts) Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:47 PM 7 hrs ago

Hegseth invokes immigration and 'invasion' in D-Day speech in France

Source: AP

Updated 10:08 AM CDT, June 6, 2026
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PARIS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it.

Hegseth, speaking at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer in northwestern France during commemorations for the 82nd anniversary of the June 6, 1944, landings, said that today, “different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies.”

“Beaches in Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive,” he said.

“When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late?” he added. “I pray not, and I believe not.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/france-us-hegseth-dday-immigration-7c1fd9635a4a292c6d2dc9c4b325ca11

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Hegseth invokes immigration and 'invasion' in D-Day speech in France (Original Post) Omaha Steve 7 hrs ago OP

Hegseth is an evil POS just like Trump and others in the administration... wcmagumba 7 hrs ago #1

He really is a jerk...............that only reason he can spout off his condescending shit is because of men and turbinetree 7 hrs ago #2

Why the fuck is the EU still letting people from this regime fly in just to promote fascism? Karasu 5 hrs ago #3

Who is in Charge of his speechwriting? eringer 4 hrs ago #4

And .... Hegseth takes six of his children to France on official trip cliffside 4 hrs ago #5

wcmagumba

(6,725 posts)

1. Hegseth is an evil POS just like Trump and others in the administration...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:05 AM

7 hrs ago

Never ever vote for Republicans...

turbinetree

(27,772 posts)

2. He really is a jerk...............that only reason he can spout off his condescending shit is because of men and

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:33 AM

7 hrs ago

woman fighting against fascist.........he probably has no clue what a victory garden was all about.........he really talks like a fascist..........

Karasu

(2,197 posts)

3. Why the fuck is the EU still letting people from this regime fly in just to promote fascism?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 02:26 AM

5 hrs ago

eringer

(554 posts)

4. Who is in Charge of his speechwriting?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 03:01 AM

4 hrs ago

Whoever it is should be banned for life once these clowns are bounced.

cliffside

(1,823 posts)

5. And .... Hegseth takes six of his children to France on official trip

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 03:03 AM

4 hrs ago

Full article

https://wapo.st/4epYQKy

"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to bring six of his children on an official trip to France that began Friday is putting added strain on his personal protective detail amid heightened threats stemming from the Iran war, one current and two former employees of the agency responsible for his security said.

.... Video of the family’s arrival in Paris shows them walking down a long red carpet and past a welcoming delegation of French officials, after descending from the U.S. military jet that flew them.

“I’ve never, ever seen anything like that with a whole family going,” said one former official with the Army’s Criminal Investigative Division, or CID, the agency responsible for securing the defense secretary’s movements at home and abroad. Like others interviewed for this report, this person spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal..."

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