Langrune-sur-Mer residents reject Hegseth's D-Day visit
TL;DR
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended the D-Day anniversary in Normandy, delivering a speech at Colleville-sur-Mer but skipping the main Langrune-sur-Mer ceremony, drawing criticism from locals who said his 'warlike' views clash with democracy and called for canceling the visit; a local association urged cancellation, while officials and veterans paid tribute to the fallen.
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- Hegseth takes six of his children to France on official trip The Washington Post
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