Trump says he’s renaming Veterans Day to honor World War I victory

President Donald Trump says he’s altering the identify of Veterans Day to have fun America’s victory within the First World Struggle. Trump made the announcement on Thursday night Social media account.

Veterans Day is a nationwide vacation that takes place yearly on November 11. Beforehand generally known as the Armistice Day, the day commemorated the tip of the hostilities between allies and Germany throughout the First World Struggle. Congress renamed the vacation in 1954 and prolonged the that means to honor all of the veterans that served within the US Military, no matter when or true.

Trump mentioned he’ll rename the holiday “Victory Day earlier than the First World Struggle” He additionally mentioned that he was planning to arrange on 8 Could as “Victory Day earlier than the Second World Struggle.” Could 8 shouldn’t be a federal vacation within the US, however is acknowledged as a day all over the world to commemorate the give up of Germany.

“I used to be renamed this on Could 8 as a Victory Day for the Second World Struggle and November 11 as Victory Day for the First World Struggle. Trump wrote.

Though Trump claims that he’s renaming the times, solely the congress has the authority to create, finish or rename a federal trip. The final time the congress based a federal trip got here in 2021 when Juneteenth was designated a vacation.

It’s unclear whether or not Trump’s plan to rename November 11, would substitute the present Veterans Day vacation or can be applied concurrently.