Why a French Village Told Pete Hegseth He Wasn't Welcome on D-Day

Residents of Langrune-sur-Mer publicly said US defense chief Pete Hegseth was not welcome at the D-Day ceremony

A local association called his views 'contrary to democracy, human rights and peace' and demanded the visit be cancelled

Hegseth spoke at the US cemetery but skipped the main international ceremony attended by France's PM and the UK defence minister

His speech compared migrant boats reaching Europe to a wartime 'invasion', drawing criticism even from Republican Michael McCaul

The clash is a rare public snub of a senior US official at an event built on US-Europe wartime unity