President Donald Trump took to his social media platform Monday evening to double down on his plans to celebrate the end of World War I and World War II in the United States by designating specific "Victory Days" for each conflict.
He wrote on his Truth Social app last week that he would rename May 8 as "Victory Day for World War II," aligning with the European observance of VE Day, and Nov. 11 as "Victory Day for World War I," the date of the armistice in 1918.
Trump has also floated renaming Veterans Day to "Victory Day for World War I," but the White House walked that back facing backlash from veterans' groups and others.
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On Monday, he doubled down on the idea — but warned Americans not to expect more time away from the office.
"We won two World Wars, but we never took credit for it — Everyone else does! All over the World, the Allies are celebrating the Victory we had in World War II. The only Country that doesn’t celebrate is the United States of America, and the Victory was only accomplished because of us. Without the United States, the War would have been won by other Countries, and what a different World it would be," he wrote on his app.
Trump continued, "Therefore, I am hereby declaring a National Holiday in celebration of the Victories of World War I, where the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, and World War II, where the Victory date was May 8, 1945."
He clarified, however, "We will not be closing the Country for these two very important Holidays, November 11 and May 8, World War I and World War II, because we already have too many Holidays in America — There are not enough days left in the year. We were Workers then, and we are Workers now! Documentation to follow."
