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Eugene

(64,693 posts)
Fri May 2, 2025, 06:37 PM 16 hrs ago

Donald Trump Says He's Renaming Veteran's Day, And People Are Like "Lol What"

Donald Trump Says He's Renaming Veteran's Day, And People Are Like "Lol What" (BuzzFeed)

Donald Trump changed the names of a bunch of things with his "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness" executive order in January.

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Trump posted on Truth Social that he's naming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11 as Victory Day for World War I.

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The reaction online is "lol what."


https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/veterans-day-rename
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Donald Trump Says He's Renaming Veteran's Day, And People Are Like "Lol What" (Original Post) Eugene 16 hrs ago OP
May 8 is VE Day dflprincess 16 hrs ago #1
He really would like to name every holiday Trump Day. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #2
He would rather rename Saturday. Marcuse 14 hrs ago #3

dflprincess

(28,785 posts)
1. May 8 is VE Day
Fri May 2, 2025, 06:55 PM
16 hrs ago

Apparently the ignorant fool doesn't know WWII didn't end until VJ Day on August 15th when Japan surrendered. (Sept 2nd being the official date when the papers were signed)

And someone should ask him about Armistace Day.

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