Hegseth attacks Europe over 'invasion' of migrants on its beaches in D-Day speech

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c802e7jk458o

Hegseth was speaking in Normandy 82 years after allied forces stormed French beaches to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe in 1944.

"Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies," Hegseth said. "Beaches in Spain, in Italy, in Greece and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion?"

Migration has become a major political issue across Europe, with parties supporting hardline immigration policies surging in the polls.

Hegseth's comments mark a further criticism of European migration policy by senior members of the Trump administration.

On Friday, US Vice-President JD Vance blamed the death of the 18-year-old British student Henry Nowak, who was fatally stabbed last year in Southampton by Vickrum Digwa, on the "mass invasion of migrants" and said the "only response" was "righteous anger".

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1. My mother's brother was in the British Army

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Racist ignorant fools are everywhere

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2. The Trump administration is a stain upon American history

which can never dishonor the great contribution the USA made fighting fascism in the 20th century.

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3. Its funny because European people stormed the beaches of North America back in the day.

How most of us got here.

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4. NO rethuglicons should ever be allowed to travel to Europe

They are not happy with just destroying OUR country, but want to destroy DEMOCRACY world wide!!

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5. ever notice how an immigrant who murders represents ALL immigrants

but white male conservative gun humping mass killers represent only themselves?

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8. "Lone wolf"

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11. exactly

if an immigrant murders, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE right fucking NOW! But when repuke gun humpers mass shoot - THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!

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9. Of course, it is

bigotry personified.

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6. If he needs to vomit all over himself, I guess he can, but I see no reason to go puke all over everybody everywhere else

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7. The Pedo regime is a national embarrassment.

I hang my head in shame at what we've become.

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10. Speaking of Kegsbreath..

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