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Danmel

(5,409 posts) Fri May 2, 2025, 07:02 AM 14 hrs ago

Trump renaming Veterans Day [View all]

President Trump said Thursday that he would rename Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, as “Victory Day for World War I” and May 8, widely known as V-E Day, as “Victory Day for World War II,” so that the United States could celebrate its achievements in those conflicts.

“We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything,” Mr. Trump said in a late-night post on Truth Social. “We are going to start celebrating our victories again!”

I have no words. Where does one even start?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/us/politics/trump-veterans-day-world-war-i.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EE8.E5CF.TzXx6zvQoLqu&smid=url-share

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Trump renaming Veterans Day [View all] Danmel 14 hrs ago OP

WTF does BONE SPURS know about being a veteran? Emile 14 hrs ago #1

Yes x 1000. nt allegorical oracle 12 hrs ago #29

Well, he did say that avoiding STDs was his Vietnam. MarineCombatEngineer 11 hrs ago #48

Staying away from Subic Bay could have helped with that DemMedic 11 hrs ago #50

LOL. MarineCombatEngineer 11 hrs ago #59

So is be going to announce a VSTD Day 70sEraVet 11 hrs ago #62

He called vets suckers and losers. He's a loser all right. brush 5 hrs ago #78

Not one fucking thing! 11 Bravo 5 hrs ago #81

Enough of shithole's shit................... Lovie777 14 hrs ago #2

This is one common charateristic of incompetent people, they do stupid, non-critical, non-helpful idiocy like this Escurumbele 11 hrs ago #53

I'm going to continue celebrating Veterans Day and V-E Day. Crunchy Frog 14 hrs ago #3

There are veterans of the three branches of the Military no_hypocrisy 14 hrs ago #4

Somehow I KNEW he would do something like this!! Siwsan 14 hrs ago #5

Nope Hornedfrog2000 12 hrs ago #35

Can he do that? Meowmee 14 hrs ago #6

It's what happens D_Master81 14 hrs ago #14

The Supreme Court did that, not the country NotHardly 11 hrs ago #55

Maybe I should have said system instead of country 😁 Meowmee 7 hrs ago #72

The particular one giving him criminal immunity is the worst; some is the Republicans in Congress muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #79

It was Armistice Day until 1954 Kaleva 14 hrs ago #7

Well now it's Veteran's Day. Kingofalldems 13 hrs ago #24

I didn't know that! Kaleva 12 hrs ago #28

I'm waiting for him to kill Juneteenth Danmel 14 hrs ago #8

Oh yeah BeerBarrelPolka 14 hrs ago #10

indirectly, he is markie 12 hrs ago #27

He hasn't officially yet, but I read that mwmisses4289 12 hrs ago #31

You know he will n/t shanti 5 hrs ago #82

WWIi didn't end until August 45 SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #9

Correct, May 8 was just the European part of the war that ended IronLionZion 12 hrs ago #40

Yes SocialDemocrat61 12 hrs ago #46

"You can't erase history" IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #47

But you can re-write it to conform to ideology walkingman 11 hrs ago #54

Right. VE Day May 8. yorkster 11 hrs ago #56

Wasn't there ever a VJ Day? I seem to remember that term being used. CTyankee 9 hrs ago #69

Sure is IronLionZion 9 hrs ago #70

That is a very good point. Prof. Toru Tanaka 5 hrs ago #77

what about G.O.P. Draft Dodgers Day? BoRaGard 14 hrs ago #11

We're about to pay $70 million for a "Dear Leader" parade. rubbersole 12 hrs ago #42

...let' give Donischca Krasnov the parade thomski64 11 hrs ago #49

They're saving so much tax dollars from fraud, waste, and abuse IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #58

Thousands of U. S. military personnel gave their live between V-E Day and V-J Day. John1956PA 14 hrs ago #12

And that there's no one close to him who will tell him that is horrifying. n/t Harker 12 hrs ago #37

Everything is about winning and losing D_Master81 14 hrs ago #13

"bravery"? Every one of the Canadian and British soldiers on D-Day was as brave as the Americans Bernardo de La Paz 13 hrs ago #15

It's BeerBarrelPolka 13 hrs ago #16

It would take an act of congress Nonnia Bisnez 13 hrs ago #17

Bet he wears his purple heart (the one the veteran gave him at a rally). That's as close as he gets to combat. Vinca 13 hrs ago #18

People are going to call it what they want to. Nonnia Bisnez 13 hrs ago #19

Both of these points are pretty arguable Prairie Gates 13 hrs ago #20

I Buy That ProfessorGAC 11 hrs ago #61

Yes, after the invasion of Russia, Disaffected 10 hrs ago #67

I thought he was going to call it "Suckers and Losers Day." Because that's how he has previously referred to veterans. Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #21

Because the Veterans are malaise 13 hrs ago #22

I'm sure it will involve a parade surfered 13 hrs ago #23

So veterans of all the other conflicts are ignored???!!! yardwork 13 hrs ago #25

Yep -- my dad served in WWII and Korea. Tons of veterans serve in peace time, too. nt allegorical oracle 12 hrs ago #30

I'm renaming his birthday VD day Blues Heron 12 hrs ago #26

trDUMP - Oozing Syphlis Day magicarpet 12 hrs ago #32

Veterans of other conflicts (nearly all vets) don't get mention? Terrible idea. Doodley 12 hrs ago #33

Why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex 12 hrs ago #34

For God's sake cholesterol . . . Get on with it! SarcasticSatyr 12 hrs ago #36

... Demovictory9 5 hrs ago #76

Bananas jayschool2013 12 hrs ago #38

The Drumpf family supported Germany in those wars IronLionZion 12 hrs ago #39

Of course they did. Of course. yardwork 11 hrs ago #52

This isn't from The Onion??? niyad 12 hrs ago #41

That was my first thought, then I saw NYT in the URL Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #44

the losers and suckers who didn't get daddy deferments for Vietnam -- screw them JT45242 12 hrs ago #43

Donald... Unbitten 12 hrs ago #45

So veterans of other wars don't get a day? Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #51

We won't be celebrating our veterans UpInArms 11 hrs ago #57

This message was self-deleted by its author tetedur 11 hrs ago #60

To listen to Trump, you'd think we had no allies. yorkster 11 hrs ago #63

"strength, bravery, or military brilliance" bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago #64

Adolph Donald must be looking to get fragged. SalamanderSleeps 10 hrs ago #65

A lot of attention is given to Veterans Day from businesses, and local veterans groups Raven123 10 hrs ago #66

Hey, I'm surprised he doesn't want to rename it . . . peggysue2 10 hrs ago #68

War is sweet to those who haven't tasted it. Desiderius Erasmus Ping Tung 9 hrs ago #71

Were it not for the Veterans, there would be NO victories. ProudMNDemocrat 7 hrs ago #73

Bone spurs day? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 7 hrs ago #74

Up next: Loudly renaming the VA "Administration for WWI and WWII combatants" struggle4progress 5 hrs ago #75

WHO THE FUCK DOES HE THINK HE IS? choie 5 hrs ago #80

Is there anything he won't mess with? LuckyLib 2 hrs ago #83