Donald Trump to enrage British war heroes as he renames VE Day

Keith Olbermannformer MSNBC host

We won World War II on August 15, 1945, when the Japanese surrendered. Trump is a complete moron."

Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann hit back

Just embarrassing. Trump doesn't even know the basic facts about WWI and WWII."

Larry Sabota, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, added

Karoline Leavittwhite House press secretary

We will always honor Veterans Day AND we should commemorate the end of WWI and WWII as VICTORY DAYS!"

Leavitt wrote

Neither Congress nor the President has asserted the authority to declare a 'national holiday' that would be binding on the 50 states, as each state individually determines its legal holidays."

Further, a document from the Congressional Research Service says

There's never a second where he's not doing something to disrespect Americans in some capacity,

railed one user

This is a slap in the face to every Veteran who has served,

an X user wrote

We did more than any other country by far,

Trump said

This is completely bonkers. Veterans Day is on Nov. 11th and it's for ALL VETERANS not just WW1,

said another

I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I,

he continued

David Frumspeechwriter

Nazi Germany surrendered in May 1945. For Americans, the Second World War would rage for three more months, until VJ Day in August,

David Frum, a writer at The Atlantic, said

Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II,

Trump’s social media post said

We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything — That’s because we don’t have leaders anymore, that know how to do so!”

Trump posted on Truth Social late Thursday

Harry S. Trumanformer President

And I call upon the people of the United States to observe Victory Day as a day of solemn commemoration of the devotion of the men and women by whose sacrifices victory was achieved, and as a day of prayer and of high resolve that the cause of justice, freedom, peace, and international good-will shall be advanced with undiminished and unremitting efforts, inspired by the valor of our heroes of the Armed Services,

Truman's proclamation read, in part

We are going to start celebrating our victories again!"

he added