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

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

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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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