French villagers declare Pete Hegseth 'persona non grata' at D-Day

Members of a local organisation in Langrune-sur-Mer are calling for the cancellation of a scheduled visit from the US Secretary of Defence. Pete Hegseth is due to represent US President Donald Trump alongside some 400 other guests during a D-Day commemoration in the village this Saturday (June 6).

It takes a particular type of MAGA hubris and/or MAGA lack of self-awareness for a neo-Nazi like Hegseth to show up in Normandy on the 82nd anniversary of D-day. Oh, and that bit about bringing his kids "at his own expense" is a lie. He pays coach for them while they fly in a private jet.

BREAKING: Pete Hegseth was just declared persona non grata by local French villagers immediately after landing. Share this if you stand with the French villagers! substack.com/@reallyameri...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Normandy to attend 82nd D-Day anniversary ceremonies. He was not turned away or physically forced to leave by the French government, residents and officials in the village of Langrune-sur-Mer declared him unwanted and protested his visit before his arrival.

BREAKING: French Villagers just called Pete Hegseth “persona non grata” & demanded he stay home from D-Day ceremonies Pete Hegseth made the trip to Normandy, France for the D-Day anniversary (with 6 of his children on taxpayer money) — but residents of Langrune-sur-Mer made clear he was not welcome

French Villagers Tell ‘Persona Non Grata’ Pete Hegseth to GTFO www.thedailybeast.com/french-villa...

🧵 Pete Hegseth made the trip to Normandy, France for the D-Day anniversary — but residents of Langrune-sur-Mer made clear he was not welcome. Locals and civic groups in the small coastal town publicly declared him unwanted before he even landed.

"The honor of Langrune, that of France, and the memory of the young allies, American, British, Canadian… who died on our beaches in the name of democracy would dictate canceling the visit of this individual,” the group concluded. www.thedailybeast.com/french-villa...

Langrune-sur-Mer was in the Sword Beach sector but liberated early on D-Day by the Royal Marines from Juno Beach after heavy fighting “This man has values contrary to democracy, human rights and peace” Villagers protest about the visit tomorrow of Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of War to their village

Hegseth still talks like a Fox aggrieved empty suit. open.substack.com/pub/vilniuss...

French villagers give persona non grata Pete Hegseth chilly welcome at D-Day ceremony. www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

Sylvie Lamy Thepaut, a member of the local association Langrune en Commun, did not hold back on her distaste for Hegseth. “He has very warlike remarks, and it seems to us that he does not exactly share our values ​​of democracy and freedom,” she told the outlet, speaking in French.