THE HALFAX HEIMDALL AUGUR

Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach 'invasion' D-Day speech The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.

Hegseth Warns Europe to Defend Itself Against a Second D-Day In a perplexing speech Saturday commemorating the World War II D-Day landings in Normandy, France, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called for European leaders to combat what he implied was a second, modern D-Day—in which European countries were being “stormed by different dangerous ideologies” accompanied by “boats and men.” The original D-Day was the Allied […]

Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’ <p>Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in Normandy</p><p>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.</p><p>Speaking in north-west France on Saturday to mark the 82nd anniversary of the D-day landings, Hegseth seized on the moment marking the wartime liberation of Europe to reiterate the US administration’s longstanding attack on European immigration policies.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/07/pete-hegseth-d-day-speech-immigration-grotesque-stupidity">Continue reading...</a>

Pete Hegseth warns of boat migrants and ‘dangerous ideologies’ during D-Day speech “Beaches in Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive,” Hegseth said.

Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France 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. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salutes during a ceremony at the US cemetery to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day, in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lays a wreath of flowers during a ceremony at the US cemetery to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a speech at the US cemetery to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, attends a ceremony at the US cemetery to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, in Colleville-sur-Mer, Norma…

Hegseth attacks Europe over 'invasion' of migrants on its beaches in D-Day speech The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.

Hegseth Uses D-Day Anniversary Speech to Attack European Immigration Policies Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a speech marking the anniversary of the D-Day landings in France on Saturday to attack European immigration policies. “Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. Beaches in Spain, in Italy, in Greece, and Bulgaria, boats and men arrive,” Hegseth said at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer in northwestern France. “When will European capitals do something about that invasion, or is it too late?” Hegseth asked. The defense secretary was speaking at an event commemorating the 82nd anniversary of Allied forces storming the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Operation Overlord eventually led to the recapture of France from the Nazis and the surrender of the Nazi regime some 11 months later. Read More: Why Poland Has Been Left ‘Dazed and Confused’ by the Trump Administration The Trump Administration has been extremely critical of what it has characterized as lax European immigration policies since President Donald Trump entered his second term, claiming they could lead to the continent’s ruin. The Administration’…

Hegseth blasts ‘invasion’ of migrants on Europe’s beaches in D-Day speech in France Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in France with a speech that bemoaned the "invasion" of "boats and men" on Europe's beaches. In his address at a US military cemetery in Normandy, Hegseth called on allies to contribute more for their defence.

Pete Hegseth warns Europe must fight 'migrant invasion' in D-Day speech - 'Today beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies' Pete Hegseth wanrs Europe must fight 'migrant invasion' in D-Day speech GB NEWS ByOliver Trapnell, Published: 06/06/2026 Updated: 06/06/2026 The speech comes just one day after JD Vance suggested British student Henry Nowak would still be alive if Britain had taken firmer action on what he termed a 'mass invasion of migrants' Pete Hegseth has warned Europe is facing a "migrant invasion" and an invasion of dangerous ideologies arriving by sea during a D-Day speech. Addressing attendees at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer during commemorations for the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings on Saturday, the US Secretary of War drew a stark comparison between the historic Allied assault and immigration. "Sadly today, different European beaches are stormed by different, dangerous ideologies," he said. He specifically identified Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria as locations where "boats and men arrive". "When will European capitals do something about that invasion or is it too late? I pray not, and I believe not," Mr Hegse…

Europe being invaded by ‘dangerous ideologies,’ Hegseth warns in D-Day speech U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day commemoration speech on Saturday to warn Europe about an invasion of “dangerous ideologies,” urging the continent to act against mass immigration. Speaking on the 82nd anniversary of the June 6, 1944 , Allied beach landings in Normandy, Hegseth said: “Sadly, today, different European beaches are ​ stormed by different, dangerous ideologies — beaches in Spain, in Italy, in Greece and Bulgaria; boats and men arrive.” “When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is ​it too late? I pray not, and I believe not,” Hegseth said in his speech at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer in northwestern France. Advertisement The D-Day ceremony commemorated the 1944 landings in Normandy, when U.S. and Allied forces crossed the English Channel to launch the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation. Hegseth’s remarks echoed comments by other American officials, including U.S. President Donald Trump, who have criticized European countries for failing to control immigration. Washington in December, in its National Security Strateg…

In D-Day speech, Hegseth urges Europe to counter ‘invasion’ of migrants US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Europe to counter what he termed an “invasion” of its coastline by migration, as he marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in northern France. Hegseth also called on European countries to do more to contribute to their defence, in a speech at the American military cemetery in Colleville-sur-mer in Normandy. He was however conspicuously set to skip the main international ceremony marking the anniversary of the landings,...

Pete Hegseth warns Europe of what he calls an "invasion of dangerous ideologies" during a D-Day commemoration speech in Normandy. Read more: www.ukbreakingnews24x7.com/world/pete-h... #BreakingNews #WorldNews #DDay #Normandy #Europe #Geopolitics #Defense #Politics