French Villagers Tell ‘Persona Non Grata’ Pentagon Pete to GTFO

Daily Beast Daily Beast —

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth delivers an address during the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2Q4WIW4AJHU3PEA7IKG6RH5KU.jpg?auth=d1d01e0adda075f3d6722453f8f7bb07ec89b67663ca0dc7351a8230fa99f597&smart=true&width=6605&height=3715" />
AFP via Getty Images

Pete Hegseth flew to France to commemorate the anniversary of the D-Day landings, but the locals were not pleased to see him.

The 45-year-old Secretary of Defense was “persona non grata” for locals of Langrune-sur-Mer, a small town in Normandy where an international ceremony was held on Saturday, according to French news station https://www.bfmtv.com/societe/video-il-n-a-pas-sa-place-pete-hegseth-persona-non-grata-en-normandie-pour-le-82eme-anniversaire-du-debarquement_VN-202606060110.html" rel="">BFM TV.

Sylvie Lamy Thepaut, a member of the local association Langrune en Commun, did not hold back on her distaste for Hegseth.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/french-villagers-tell-persona-non-grata-pete-hegseth-to-gtfo/">Read more at The Daily Beast.

Read full article at Daily Beast →

Hegseth Links D-Day to Migration