Trump Claims: "US won both world wars"
The US president has renamed two holidays related to WWII and WWI to “start celebrating our victories.” President Donald Trump asserted on Friday that the US played the most significant role in achieving victories in both World Wars. He announced...
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The US president has renamed two holidays related to WWII and WWI to “start celebrating our victories.”
President Donald Trump asserted on Friday that the US played the most significant role in achieving victories in both World Wars. He announced that he has designated May 8 as Victory Day for WWII and November 11 as Victory Day for WWI.
Nazi Germany officially surrendered to the Allied forces on May 8, 1945, shortly after Soviet troops took Berlin, with the surrender taking effect after midnight in Moscow. Traditionally, May 8 is recognized as Victory in Europe Day, while Russia celebrates on May 9.
”Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II,” Trump stated in a post on Truth Social on Thursday.
“Nobody was close” to the US “in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance,” he claimed. “We won both Wars,” he added, emphasizing that “We are going to start celebrating our victories again!”
Trump's remarks on the US military's efforts in Europe come amid his calls for fellow NATO member states to increase their defense budgets. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has cautioned that the EU must take more responsibility for its own defense as the US gradually reduces its security commitments on the continent.
The US president has previously suggested that Russia “helped” the US win WWII, a statement that elicited a rebuke from Moscow. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov remarked that while Russia appreciates the US support during the Second World War through the Lend-Lease program, the Soviet Union would have defeated Nazi Germany independently.
Currently, the US does not officially observe any public holidays specifically dedicated to World War II. However, there have been nationwide remembrance ceremonies in May, August, and September for many years. On November 11, the US commemorates Veterans Day, which marks the 1918 armistice that ended active hostilities in World War I.
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President Donald Trump asserted on Friday that the US played the most significant role in achieving victories in both World Wars. He announced that he has designated May 8 as Victory Day for WWII and November 11 as Victory Day for WWI.
Nazi Germany officially surrendered to the Allied forces on May 8, 1945, shortly after Soviet troops took Berlin, with the surrender taking effect after midnight in Moscow. Traditionally, May 8 is recognized as Victory in Europe Day, while Russia celebrates on May 9.
”Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II,” Trump stated in a post on Truth Social on Thursday.
“Nobody was close” to the US “in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance,” he claimed. “We won both Wars,” he added, emphasizing that “We are going to start celebrating our victories again!”
Trump's remarks on the US military's efforts in Europe come amid his calls for fellow NATO member states to increase their defense budgets. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has cautioned that the EU must take more responsibility for its own defense as the US gradually reduces its security commitments on the continent.
The US president has previously suggested that Russia “helped” the US win WWII, a statement that elicited a rebuke from Moscow. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov remarked that while Russia appreciates the US support during the Second World War through the Lend-Lease program, the Soviet Union would have defeated Nazi Germany independently.
Currently, the US does not officially observe any public holidays specifically dedicated to World War II. However, there have been nationwide remembrance ceremonies in May, August, and September for many years. On November 11, the US commemorates Veterans Day, which marks the 1918 armistice that ended active hostilities in World War I.
James del Carmen for TROIB News
