President Donald Trump this week marked 100 days in office with a series of events, including an exclusive interview with ABC News.
These first three months of Trump’s term have been defined by his sweeping changes to the federal government, his immigration crackdown, and his implementation of tariffs against virtually all U.S. trade partners.
President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he is renaming Veterans Day, which is celebrated on Nov. 11, as “Victory Day for World War I.”
May 8, he said, will now be marked 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 — That’s because we don’t have leaders anymore, that know how to do so! We are going to start celebrating our victories again!,” Trump wrote.
He added that many allies celebrate the end of those wars on the respective dates. It is unclear what mechanism Trump will use to rename the holidays, as it has not been released that he has signed any action about the dates.
Establishing a federal holiday or a patriotic or national observance requires the passage of a law, according to the Congressional Research Service. Lawmakers created “Armistice Day” in 1938 to commemorate World War I. Then, in 1954 after World War II and the Korean War, they renamed it “Veterans Day” at the urging of veterans groups.
