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Defense Secretary Criticizes European Migration Policies at D-Day Event
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a speech in Normandy to criticize European migration policies. The remarks follow similar comments by Vice President JD Vance earlier in the week.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized European migration policies during a speech in Normandy marking the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings. " The comments came days after Vice President JD Vance posted on X about the murder of an 18-year-old British student. "
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The victim's father asked that the death not be used to create further division. Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told Sky News he had spoken to Vance and told him the case had "nothing to do with mass migration" because the perpetrator was British-born.
The Trump administration's December national security strategy warned that Europe would be "unrecognizable in 20 years or less" if current trends continue.
Moritz Brake, a senior fellow at the Germany-based Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies, said Hegseth's remarks revived nationalism across Europe. He added that America may no longer be ready to intervene for Europe when called upon.
