Video. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech in Normandy to warn European leaders about migration, saying that “boats and men” arriving on southern European shores posed a challenge that governments could no longer ignore.

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

US Defense 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…

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…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning on Saturday, asserting that Europe faces an "invasion of dangerous ideologies" arriving by sea, drawing a controversial…

The US defence chief also calls on European countries to do more to contribute to their defence, during a ceremony commemorating D-Day in France.

His remarks echoes Trump administration’s criticism of Europe's defence, immigration and regulations

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has uses a D-Day anniversary speech in France to link immigration by sea to wartime liberation

The Trump administration has pressed Europe to increase defense spending and assume a larger role in maintaining the continent’s security.

Hegseth's speech echoed broader Trump administration rhetoric over border security and migration in Europe.

Hegseth used the traditionally solemn occasion to attack European leaders.

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…

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has urged European countries to confront what he described as an “invasion” of their coastlines by migration, using a D-Day anniversary speech in…

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The issue of European immigration has been a preoccupation of the Trump administration, with Vice President JD Vance also weighing in on the topic.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth sparked controversy during D-Day commemorations by warning that Europe’s beaches are once again being “stormed,” this time by what he called…

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

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has claimed that European nations are facing an 'invasion' by migrants when the statistics across Europe show a sharp decline in arrivals by…

Speaking at a military cemetery in Normandy to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, the US defence secretary warned of an ‘invasion of dangerous ideologies’.

US-Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth moniert in seiner Rede zum D-Day die Migration in Europa. Er spricht von einer „Invasion“ – und zieht einen provokanten Vergleich.