Europe is facing an "invasion" of dangerous ideologies brought by immigration, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today in France on the anniversary of "D-Day", the landing of Allied troops in Normandy in 1944, which accelerated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe.
He, according to Reuters, repeated criticism of US President Donald Trump's administration that Europe is being held back by weak defense, an inability to deal with immigration, unnecessary administration and "censorship" of far-right and nationalist voices, preventing them from coming to power.
Unlike in 1944, when Allied forces were arriving on the shores of Europe, now "dangerous ideologies" - "boats and people are arriving on the shores of Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria," Hegseth said in a speech at the Normandy American Cemetery, in the town of Colville-sur-Mer.
"When will the capitals of Europe do something about this invasion or is it too late? I pray not and I believe not," Hegseth said.
The new US National Security Strategy, set out late last year, contains a warning that Europe is facing "civilisational erasure" and must "correct its course to remain a reliable American ally".
This document and statements by senior Trump administration officials have disrupted attitudes that have existed since World War II about Europe's close relationship with its strongest ally - the United States, and have indicated to Europe's ruling structures that it is urgently necessary to end its complete reliance on American technology and defense.
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