Trump Proposes Renaming Veterans Day 'Victory Day for World War I' to Encourage Americans to 'Start Celebrating Our Victories Again'

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Trump Says US Did More Than Any Other Country To Win WWII: Live Updates

In a Truth Social post, he said Veterans Day should become "Victory Day for World War I," while May 8—known internationally as V-E Day—should be called "Victory Day for World War II."

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Trump proposes renaming Veterans Day to 'Victory Day for World War I'

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he wants to rename Veterans Day, a federal holiday on Nov. 11, to “Victory Day for World War I” in a move to purportedly “start celebrating our victories again.” He also said he wants to celebrate May 8, which is not a federal holiday, as “Victory Day for World War II.”

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Trump to Rename Veterans Day and 'Start Celebrating our Victories Again'

President Donald Trump announced Thursday the United States is “going to start celebrating our victories again” by renaming Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World War I” and establishing May 8 as “Victory Day for World War II.”

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Trump Says He Is Renaming Veterans Day as ‘Victory Day for World War I’

The president said he would also label May 8, known as V-E Day for Victory in Europe, as “Victory Day for World War II. “We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything,” Mr. Trump said in a late-night post.

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"Complete Moron"—Donald Trump Brutally Slammed After Declaring May 8 as WWII Victory Day

Donald Trump announced that the United States will celebrate Victory Day on May 8 to mark the end of World War II through his platform, Truth Social. He also proposed substituting Veterans Day, established by Congress in 1954 to honor all American veterans, with the original observance of Armistice Day. The people of America had a lot of things to say and we don't blame them.

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Trump says he wants to rename Veterans Day to ‘Victory Day for World War I’

President Donald Trump says he wants to rename Veterans Day to ‘Victory Day for World War I’ He also wants to celebrate May 8, which is not a federal holiday, as “Victory day for WWII.” “We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything — That’s because we don’t have leaders anymore, that know how to do so!”

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'So desperate to be Putin': Trump ripped for renaming Veterans Day as 'Victory Day for World War I’

President Donald Trump announced Thursday his plan to rename Veterans Day, observed on Nov. 11, as “Victory Day for World War I’ May 8, commonly recognized as V-E Day, will be renamed ‘Victory day for WWII. He said the move is meant to enable the United States to honor its accomplishments in those wars.

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Veterans’ Groups Object to Trump’s Proposal to Rename Veterans Day

President Trump wants to rename Veterans Day to Victory Day for World War I. He also wants to name May 8, the date that Nazi Germany surrendered in 1945, Victory in Europe Day. Some veterans' advocacy groups say the focus of the new names on winning overlooked veterans who served in other wars.

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Trump to rename Veterans Day as ‘Victory Day for World War I’

President Donald Trump announced he would rename Veterans Day as ‘Victory Day for World War I’ Trump also announced he will rename Victory in Europe Day to “Victory in World War II Day’ The move was made in a late-night Truth Social post on Thursday.

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'Moron' Donald Trump Blasted for Announcing WWII Victory Day on Wrong Date and for Trying to Rename Veterans Day

The president called for Americans to celebrate the end of the war on May 8. November 11 is Veterans Day, which honors those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. "We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything," he wrote.

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Video Trump says he'll rename Veterans Day

President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he is renaming Veterans Day, which is on Nov. 11, as "Victory Day for World War I" and May 8 as “Victory Days for WWII.” Trump's 2026 budget proposal calls for $163B in cuts to federal spending.

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Trump renames VE Day ignoring European contribution to victory

Trump renames VE Day ignoring European contribution to victory. Russia also uses Victory Day to celebrate the end of the war. US will also recognise the defeat of the Germans in 1918 as ‘Victory Day for World War One’, scrapping the title of ‘Armistice Day’

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Trump Saying US Did Far More Than Allies To Win WWII Sparks Backlash

President Donald Trump has drawn criticism after claiming on Truth Social that the United States did "far more" than its allies to secure victory in World War II. "We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance... We are going to start celebrating our victories again!"

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Donald Trump Declares Two New Days of Celebration

Donald Trump declares May 8 as America's "Victory Day for World War II" He also declares November 11 as "Vict Victory Day for WWI" "We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything," he says.

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People Are Like "Lol What" About Donald Trump Renaming Veteran's Day

Donald Trump changed the names of a bunch of things with his "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness" executive order in January. He renamed Mount Denali back to Mount McKinley and renamed Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg. The reaction online is "lol what"

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