Hegseth attacks Europe on immigration at D-Day event, continuing trend for Trump officials

Summary

Pete Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary, criticized European immigration policies during a D-Day commemoration in Normandy, marking the second time in a week a top Trump official has publicly attacked Europe over migration. The remarks continue a pattern of the new administration leveling complaints at continental leaders about their approach to asylum and immigration. The timing, at a solemn military ceremony honoring the 1944 invasion, underscores how immigration has become a central theme of Trump's diplomatic messaging abroad, even as traditional Cold War allies gather to remember shared sacrifice.