Analysis: Trump wants to upend American holidays

'Victory Day for WW I' would be an embarrassment on global scale

The United States looms large on the world stage, but it wasn’t always so important. President Donald Trump retrospectively applied America’s present role to yesterday’s world when he declared: “We won both [World] Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything.” Henceforth, he wants to call Veteran’s Day “Victory Day for World War I.”While the U.S. played a decisive role in th…

LEAVE VETERANS DAY ALONE - Armed Forces Press

Public Domain Veterans Day originated to commemorate the ending of World War I. In 1919, then President Woodrow Wilson designated November 11 as a day to remember Armistice Day (November 11, 1918 or the day fighting ended in World War I). In 1926, Congress passed a resolution that designated November 11 as a day of remembrance of Armistice Day. In 1938, a bill made November 11 (Armistice Day) a federal holiday. In 1954, Congress and then Preside…

The Bolduc Brief: A Betrayal of Veterans - The Implications of Renaming Veterans Day

Trump’s proposal to rename Veterans Day cheapens the legacy of those who served by attempting to rewrite a day of solemn gratitude into a one-sided celebration of American triumph. #VeteransDay #HonorOurHeroes #RespectVeterans #MilitaryServiceMatters #PreserveHistory #UnityInSacrifice #TrumpProposal #VEday #HistoricalTruth

Analysis by Zachary Wolf, CNN It's no surprise that President Donald Trump, who never served in the US military, prefers to celebrate military victories rather than veterans who served in conflicts. In multiple social media posts this month, Trump said he would declare November 11 as VE Day. He failed to mention that it is already a federal holiday: Veterans Day. In a similar vein, Trump wants a military parade that could cost tens of millions o…

Donald Trump despises military heroism, but appreciates unconditional obedience. Now he is working openly to bring the US military into line – and use it in the interior.

Analysis: Trump wants to upend American holidays

It may be no surprise that President Donald Trump, who did not serve in the active-duty military, would rather celebrate victory than veterans.