Secretary Sh*tfaced Goes To France, Insults Europe, Belches, Leaves Pete Hegseth delivered a speech in Normandy for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, comparing European immigration to an invasion and chastising European leaders for their policies. The speech was widely criticized by British historians and French residents for its historical insensitivity and perceived anti-European sentiment. Hegseth also reportedly chastised Europeans for being inadequate allies.

• Pete Hegseth gave a speech in Normandy marking the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.
• He compared the Nazis defending beaches in 1944 to Europeans needing to defend their beaches from “invasion” today, referring to immigration.
• The speech was criticized for being undignified, historically insensitive, and offensive.
• British historians described the speech as “a special kind of loathsomeness: a blend of historical deafness, grotesque stupidity and comically ludicrous self-importance.”
• A member of a French municipal association stated Hegseth “espouses values contrary to democracy, human rights and peace.”
• Hegseth also reportedly chastised Europeans for allegedly being bad allies.