Pete Hegseth’s D-Day Speech Sparks Debate Among French Residents

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Normandy, France, to take part in ceremonies marking the anniversary of the D-Day landings, one of the most important military operations of World War II.

The commemoration honored the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, a turning point that helped shift the course of the war in Europe. Hegseth attended a remembrance event in the coastal village of Langrune-sur-Mer during the 82nd anniversary observances.