My grandfather, who was born & raised in the Jim Crow south, was drafted & served this nation—his nation—honorably in WWII, fighting for the dignity and freedom of all people.
Secretary Hegseth desecrates the hallowed ground Americans bled & died on with these disgraceful words.
At Normandy, Secretary Hegseth recognized today the significant courage and sacrifice of those who stormed World War II beaches against Nazi forces. Then, per a pool report, he added this:
"Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. Beaches in Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late? I pray not, and I believe not."