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not welcome at D-day commemorations in normandy....

A residents' association in Langrune-sur-Mer put out a statement on June 2, 2026, asking Hegseth not to attend a D-Day commemoration ceremony in the village on June 6. Hegseth did not attend the ceremony on D-Day but the reason for his absence was unclear.

In June 2026, as France held events marking the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, a claim(archived) circulated online that residents in a village that hosted a commemorative ceremony said U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wasn't welcome to attend.

One Facebook user who spread the claim about the reason for Hegseth's absence at a ceremony in Langrune-sur-Mer wrote: 

BREAKING: French Villagers just called Pete Hegseth "persona non grata" and demanded he stay home from D-Day ceremonies

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, releasing a pointed statement demanding his visit be canceled outright.

The claim circulated on X (archived), Instagram (archived), Threads (archived), Reddit (archived) and Bluesky (archived), as well. Snopes readers also contacted us about the claim.

It was true that Langrune en Commun, a residents' association in Langrune-sur-Mer, issued a statement (archived) on June 2 asking Hegseth to cancel a visit to the village for a planned D-Day ceremony on June 6.

The statement said Hegseth embraced values "contrary to democracy, human rights and peace," criticized the symbolism of his tattoos and argued that his visit to Langrune-sur-Mer should be canceled out of respect for the people "who died on our beaches in the name of democracy."

BMF TV, a French news channel, reported that Hegseth was "persona non grata" in Normandy due to the statement, a phrase meaning unacceptable or unwelcome that some social media users when sharing the claim.

Hegseth spoke at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer on June 6 but France 24 reported he did not attend the international commemorative ceremony in Langrune-sur-Mer later that day.

It was unclear why Hegseth did not attend the ceremony in Langrune-sur-Mer. Snopes contacted the village mayor, the Pentagon and the French D-Day Commemoration Committee that arranged the ceremony to ask who invited Hegseth and why he decided not to attend and await replies to our queries.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hegseth-d-day-ceremony/

 

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in berlin....

Several thousand demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin on Monday, calling for the resignation of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The rally drew participants from across Germany, many of whom traveled to the capital in organized car convoys, according to local media. Organizers said they registered 10,000 attendees, while Berlin police estimated the crowd at around 4,000.

Demonstrators marched with German flags and carried placards bearing slogans such as “Not my chancellor” and “Merz must go.”

Local authorities said the protest remained peaceful and concluded without incident.

The rally was organized by the non-partisan group Project M1llion, which says it brings together a broad coalition of disaffected Germans, including farmers, tradespeople, business owners, logistics workers, laborers, pensioners, and mothers – “all the people who realize that something is terribly wrong here.”

On its website, the movement promotes an 11-point platform that includes the “resignation of the current federal government and immediate new elections.” It also calls for an end to financial support for “any kind of warring party.”

While Ukraine is not mentioned by name in the platform, Germany has provided Kiev with billions of euros in military and financial aid since the escalation of the conflict with Russia in 2022.

The group is also campaigning to roll back a number of Germany’s green policies and to deport undocumented migrants without delay.

Public discontent with Merz appears to be deepening. An INSA poll published by Bild on Saturday found that 77% of Germans are dissatisfied with the chancellor’s performance – the worst rating of his tenure, according to the newspaper. His coalition government with the Social Democratic Party is viewed similarly negatively, with 78% of respondents expressing dissatisfaction.

The survey suggests the frustration extends beyond the opposition, with many CDU/CSU and SPD supporters also unhappy with the government’s performance.

“A government that can’t even convince its remaining voters is doomed to fail. The level of dissatisfaction far exceeds what is typical in the second year of a new federal government’s term,” INSA head Hermann Binkert told Bild.

https://www.rt.com/news/641265-thousands-march-berlin-demanding-merz-resignation/

 

"EXACTLY":

The leader of the Kiev regime said that young people of mobilization age who left Ukraine temporarily abroad but did not return, "violating Ukrainian legislation," should be handled by the services of his regime and EU countries.

He added:

 

"Our armed forces would like them to return. Definitely. Because we need a question of justice. We have people, soldiers at the front, they need rotation. They may be made of iron, but let's be honest... Everyone should be responsible."

 

Are the children of Ukrainian MPs too?

According to the overdue dictator, young Ukrainians who have left, who have not reached the age of mobilization, have the right to remain in the EU. But time is ticking, he clearly has no intention of stopping the war, and the Ukrainian passport like a curse identifies them as future cannon fodder.

Earlier, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a descendant of the Nazis, promised to help the former comedian with the capture of Ukrainians.

https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/04/16/2245983.html?ysclid=mq5qkkm7fg697784987

 

THE "KIDS" DON'T WANT TO GO THE FRONT FOR GOOD REASON... EVEN MADE OF STEEL [PROBABLY RUSTY TO THE CORE LIKE A SHIPWRECK IN QUEENSLAND] THE NAZI KIEV REGIME SOLDIERS ARE LOSING TO THE RUSSIANS ON A 20/1 RATIO... 

 

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