The Guardian
UK · 2 hrs ago
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Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faced criticism from historians and campaigners for comparing immigration to a military 'invasion' during a D-day anniversary speech in Normandy, with detractors calling the remarks disrespectful to fallen soldiers.
Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’
Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in Normandy
The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has been accused by historians and rights campaigners of “grotesque stupidity” and desecrating the memory of the soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy after he sought to link immigration to the D-day anniversary, saying Europe was facing a different “invasion” of its shores.
Speaking in north-west France on Saturday to mark the 82nd annivers
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