<p>It was bad enough that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was sent to France over the weekend to represent the United States to honor the sacrifice of Allied soldiers who risked their lives during the D-Day invasion.</p><p>June 6 marked the 82nd anniversary of this feat that liberated Europe from the stranglehold of the Nazis and saved the Western world. Yet Hegseth chose this solemn occasion to <a class="Link" href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/5913215-hegseth-normandy-d-day-speech-europe-allies-immigration/" target="_blank" >compare the storming</a> of the beaches of Normandy to immigration in Europe, saying today's beaches in the region are being "stormed by different dangerous ideologies."</p><p>Hegseth's xenophobic remarks are a disgrace to the European nations that fought the Nazis and lost millions of civilians and soldiers under Adolf Hitler's reign of terror.</p><p>Comparing the influx of immigrants in Europe to the horrors of World War II shows Hegseth's ignorance of history and prejudice against people who do not look like him. It disrespects all of the soldiers buried at Normandy.</p><p>He is unfit to lead our military or have any role in the U.S.