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riversedge

(78,881 posts)
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 02:53 PM Nov 11

Trump's diss to France, UK and Russia in his Veterans Day speech: 'We're the one that won the wars'

Source: independent.com


Trump’s Veterans Day remarks veered into grievance as he suggested America — not her allies — should be celebrating victories in both world wars

Andrew Feinberg Tuesday 11 November 2025 13:42 EST



President Donald Trump’s appearance at a ceremony intended to commemorate America’s veterans at Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday devolved into an airing of grievances as the president renewed complaints about this country’s tradition of commemorating those who fought and died in past wars — rather than commemorating the wars themselves.

Trump was roughly 10 minutes into his Veterans Day remarks when he told attendees that he would be issuing a proclamation designating the annual holiday to celebrate military service as “Victory Day” for World Wars I and II.

He recalled how he once observed that France had put on an elaborate celebration to mark the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany — which had invaded France — in WWII on May 8, with Russia celebrating Victory Day on May 9 to commemorate the 27 million Soviet civilian and military casualties in that conflict.


“When I see other countries celebrating Victory Day — they were selling celebrating victory day World War II. And I said, we got to have a Victory Day. Nobody even talked about it in our country. But from now on, we're going to be celebrating Victory Day for World War I, for World War II, and frankly, for everything else,” he said.

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Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-veterans-day-speech-victory-day-b2863200.html



Once again, Trump makes a FOOL of himself!!



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Trump: "Today is not only Veterans Day but it is my proclamation that we are now going to be saying and calling 'Victory Day for World War I.' Victory Day...I was recently at an event and saw that France was celebrating Victory Day, but we didn't...I watched Russia, they were celebrating Victory Day...From now on we're going to be celebrating Victory Day."

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Trump's diss to France, UK and Russia in his Veterans Day speech: 'We're the one that won the wars' (Original Post) riversedge Nov 11 OP
With all due respect to the Office of President sarisataka Nov 11 #1
Aw, you beat me to it! generalbetrayus Nov 11 #9
edited to insert tweet in comment section. riversedge Nov 11 #2
Buffoonery is escalating bucolic_frolic Nov 11 #3
Good thing we caved in and inflated his ego even more /s durablend Nov 11 #5
I apologize for our idiot President. Please accept my apolgy, Europe. twodogsbarking Nov 11 #4
Hey King Charles, why don't you have another dinner in the Felon's honor? Buddyzbuddy Nov 11 #6
The man is a natural diplomat! CanonRay Nov 11 #7
He sure likes to change everything purr-rat beauty Nov 11 #8
Um, even though they are not official holidays, we already have VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) generalbetrayus Nov 11 #10
It was joint effort of all is greatly appreciated. Some say we waited too long to join in. twodogsbarking Nov 11 #11
We have always been more about revering and celebrating slightlv Nov 11 #13
Indeed. twodogsbarking Nov 11 #17
A new Victory Day I will celebrate: 3825-87867 Nov 11 #12
Hey Chump! Your Daddy neither enlisted or was drafted to fight in WWII. no_hypocrisy Nov 11 #14
While European Nations MissouriDem47 Nov 11 #15
Moron Bayard Nov 11 #16
Once again: fat orange imbecile wolfie001 Nov 11 #18
What do you mean "We" bonespurs? rpannier Nov 11 #19
He canceled a scheduled visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 ChicagoTeamster Nov 11 #20
I lost track of how many times I had to tell people, BidenRocks Nov 11 #21
Orrex gives us daily reminders of how this nightmare needs to end IronLionZion Wednesday #22
"Veterans Day" Refers Not To DJT. But "Victory Day"? He's.... ColoringFool Wednesday #23
Just fuck off, bone spurs orangecrush Wednesday #24

bucolic_frolic

(53,291 posts)
3. Buffoonery is escalating
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 03:00 PM
Nov 11

The casualty numbers do not support the ideas he bloviates. We may have tipped the scale, but we entered WWI late and never fought a naval battle in that war. Or so I have read. The wars were not fought here, they were European and global wars. Russia in particular had heavy casualties in WWII. Rewrite history again before historians tell the truth.

Buddyzbuddy

(1,926 posts)
6. Hey King Charles, why don't you have another dinner in the Felon's honor?
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 03:52 PM
Nov 11

That'll give Andy and the Felon time to reminisce and you can hear how it was America that won all by our lonesome.
Sheesh! What a moron we have. How is he still here?

generalbetrayus

(1,394 posts)
10. Um, even though they are not official holidays, we already have VE Day (Victory in Europe Day)
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 04:30 PM
Nov 11

and VJ Day (Victory in Japan Day). You don't hear much about them these days, but I remember them vividly from back in the late 50s and 60s. And this proposal from a piece of fecal matter that called soldiers who perished in Europe during WW 2 and are buried there "losers".

twodogsbarking

(16,817 posts)
11. It was joint effort of all is greatly appreciated. Some say we waited too long to join in.
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:13 PM
Nov 11

Let's keep history at based on facts. We were saving ourselves too. Trump is evil in a suit.

slightlv

(7,050 posts)
13. We have always been more about revering and celebrating
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:25 PM
Nov 11

the individuals' bravery and sacrifice, as a country. Not so much celebrating a war, per se. Wars are supposed to be avoided; that's why we have diplomatic offices and (supposedly) vetted and appropriate diplomats to different regions of the world. I know that's a totally abused and lost art with trump (and most modern republicans) these days. But I will never celebrate a war; I WILL celebrate the lives of those people who were brave enough and strong enough in their ideals to fight a war which, probably, would never have been if not for the rich people supporting it.

no_hypocrisy

(53,802 posts)
14. Hey Chump! Your Daddy neither enlisted or was drafted to fight in WWII.
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:33 PM
Nov 11

And HE didn't win the war, because you gotta be in it to win it.

MissouriDem47

(330 posts)
15. While European Nations
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:47 PM
Nov 11

While European nations where fighting and dying in the trenches the US sat back watched for more than 2 years. We joined the war late and while our involvement was the deciding factor we did not win the war. The war could have never been won without the sacrifices of England, France and Russia and the others that fought on their side.

Bayard

(27,826 posts)
16. Moron
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:57 PM
Nov 11

Veteran's Day is not just about, "celebrating victory," in WWI and WWII. Its about honoring all veterans--including those two wars, the Civil, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan Wars. It also includes black veterans and other minorities, for those that didn't see the thread about the plaques honoring our black veterans being removed on the sly from a U.S. cemetery in Norway recently.

ChicagoTeamster

(194 posts)
20. He canceled a scheduled visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 10:08 PM
Nov 11

It was scheduled in observance of the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI. And he made a comment about them being losers. I don't know how any veteran could respect him. He doesn't respect anybody.

BidenRocks

(2,533 posts)
21. I lost track of how many times I had to tell people,
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 10:27 PM
Nov 11

Veterans Day is for the living! Celebrate and Party!

Memorial Day is for those we lost. Raise a toast.

Victory Day glosses over Korea, Vietnam, Beirut, Iraq, Afghanistan, (Venezuela?), etc.

Another slap in our faces over not 'winning' their political conflicts!

Did any Vet NOT tell chump Fuck You! today?

Draft dodger piece of shit!

ColoringFool

(101 posts)
23. "Veterans Day" Refers Not To DJT. But "Victory Day"? He's....
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 01:58 AM
Wednesday

Using "We."

He simply and psychologically cannot keep his mind from shattering if others are praised and he cannot pretend to better them.

He should win the Nobel Peace Prize, having stopped so many wars. He should have a Purple Heart (he's always wanted one). He owned NYC's tallest building after 9/11/01. He's won many golf tournaments. He has 34, count'em, 34 felony convictions; which POTUS comes close?!

He seeks not to govern; the very thought is laughable. No, Trump seeks to fill his bottomless pit of superiority complex: to be the richest; to re-name the world; to destroy and re-vamp the White House into Mar-a-Lago; to steal the most, reveal the most, deal the most.

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