US EditionTrump says he wants to rename Veterans Day to ‘Victory Day for World War I’
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump proposed changing the name of the November 11 federal holiday, Veterans Day, to "Victory Day for World War I."
- Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1938 to honor the end of World War I fighting on November 11, 1918, but changed to honor all U.S. Veterans in 1954.
- Trump suggested designating May 8 as a day to commemorate the Allied victory in World War II, although this date is not officially recognized as a federal holiday and the conflict in the Pacific theater continued for an additional three months after that day.
- Trump said to 'start celebrating our victories again' and claimed 'many allies' celebrate May 8 as Victory Day, while the official WWII end is September 2, known as V-J Day.
- This proposal implies shifting Veterans Day’s focus but does not address honoring veterans of modern conflicts, and Trump did not clarify if May 8 should become a federal holiday.
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Trump plans to rename Veterans Day and Victory Day
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will rename two holidays to celebrate what he said was the significant role the United States played in winning both World War I and World War II. In a statement on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he will be changing the name of Veterans Day, which is celebrated on Nov. 11, to “Victory Day for World War I.” Additionally, he said he would rename…
Trump wants to rename Veterans Day
You’re not going to believe this. You’re going to believe this: trump, who dodged the draft in the Vietnam War, wants to rename Veterans Day. www.washingtonpost.com/... President Donald Trump said he will rename Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World...
'He just makes things up': In Trump’s version of events, WW2 ended whenever he says it did
President Donald Trump has decided that one of the most thoroughly documented global conflicts in human history didn’t quite end when every historian, textbook, and surviving veteran says it did. Trump has announced — his social media platform — that he wants to rename Veterans Day as “Victory Day” to honor American soldiers from World War I. That’s right: Veterans Day, which was renamed from Armistice Day in 1954 to honor all military veterans,…
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