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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Trump's U-turn after controversial name change to American holiday

President Trump said on Thursday that he wanted to rename the national holiday, which is celebrated on November 11, to celebrate the victory of World War I. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News that the renaming wouldn't be happening in an official capacity. Only Congress has the power to change or create federal holidays.

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Some Phoenix area vets upset about Trump’s idea to change the name of Veterans Day

Some Phoenix area vets upset about Trump’s idea to change the name of Veterans Day. President Trump announced on Truth Social that he is “hereby renaming May 8 as Victory Day for World War II and Nov. 11 as Victory day for WWI.”

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Trump Renames Veteran's Day to Victory Day for WW1, Will Name May 8 as Victory Day for WW2

President Donald Trump announced plans to rename Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World War I” He also plans to designate May 8 as ‘Victory day’ for the end of World War II. Trump said the U.S. deserves greater recognition for its military achievements in both world 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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Can Donald Trump Rename Veterans Day? What We Know

President Donald Trump has declared that he is renaming Veterans Day (November 11) and Victory in Europe (V-E) Day (May 8) The proposal has raised questions about whether a president has the legal authority to rename a long-standing federal holiday, or if that power rests elsewhere.

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Trump gets put on blast for historic gaffe that disrespects ‘greatest generation’

The Republican president wants to rename Veterans Day to “Victory Day for World War I’ He also wants to mark May 8 as ‘Victory day for World war II’ World War II only ended in Europe on May 8, 1945. The U.S. globe-spanning war didn’t formally come to an end until Aug. 14, 1945, when Japan surrendered.

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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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Donald Trump to enrage British war heroes as he renames VE Day

Donald Trump has renamed VE Day, removing any mention of Europe. The day will now be known as Victory Day for World War II. The Republican also changed the name of Armistice Day to commemorate the end of World War I. He said: "We are going to start celebrating our victories again"

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