To the Editor:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s D-Day address in Normandy was not simply inappropriate, it was dangerous. Standing among the graves of Americans who died defeating fascism, he delivered remarks that echoed the very dehumanizing narratives those soldiers fought to extinguish.
As reported by Politico Europe, Hegseth warned that “different European beaches are stormed by different, dangerous ideologies” as “boats and men arrive,” unmistakably casting immigrants as an invading force.
June 10, 2026
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