U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy to deliver a sharp warning about what he described as the growing impact of migration and radical ideologies across Europe, drawing a direct comparison between modern challenges and one of the most significant military operations of World War II.

Hegseth made the remarks during a speech at Normandy American Cemetery in France.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that Europe faced what he called an invasion of dangerous ideologies arriving by sea, linking