US political commentator Jennifer Ewing has highlighted a peculiar detail about Donald Trump's decision to rename VE Day as Victory Day for World War II.
The former president announced the change on his Truth Social platform, removing any reference to Europe from the commemoration.
However, Ewing pointed out to GB News that Americans don't actually celebrate VE Day in the first place, making the entire announcement rather perplexing.
Trump declared on Truth Social: "I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I."
Ewing pointed out to GB News that Americans don't actually celebrate VE Day in the first place
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The former president claimed America had done "more than any other country" in achieving victory in World War II.
Ewing told GB News: "I can completely see how it’s disrespectful to other countries. However, what’s confusing me and confusing a lot of Americans is that we don’t celebrate VE Day in America.
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"We have Memorial Day, which is always the last Monday of May, and then we have Veterans Day in November, which is similar to your Remembrance Day.
"So, first of all, this announcement didn’t come with an executive order, so it doesn’t really mean anything. Second of all, Congress would need to approve any name change for a holiday.
"But again, I go back to the point that we don’t celebrate this day in America, so it’s somewhat confusing.
"But yes, I would say that if we did celebrate this day and he was going to change it, I could see how it would be disrespectful to others who, you know, participated with us and led us in that war for sure."
"We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything," Trump wrote.
He attributed this lack of celebration to the fact that "we don't have leaders anymore, that know how to do so".
Trump concluded his announcement by declaring: "We are going to start celebrating our victories again!"
Trump's claims about America's role in the wars have sparked controversy, particularly his assertion that "nobody was close to us" in terms of contribution.
Trump concluded his announcement by declaring: "We are going to start celebrating our victories again!"
GETTYCritics have pointed out that his statement might offend allies like Britain and Russia, whose contributions were substantial.
The Russian Victory Day on 9 May commemorates the 27 million Soviet citizens who died during the conflict.
By comparison, approximately 418,500 Americans were killed in both European and Pacific theatres.
