POLITICSJun 7 · 12:22 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDAshifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent

Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth faced condemnation for linking immigration to the D-day anniversary, with critics accusing him of desecrating the memory of Normandy soldiers. Historians and rights campaigners labeled his remarks as 'grotesque stupidity.'

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