Trump declares May 8 as 'Victory Day' for World War II: 'Going to start celebrating our victories again!'

President Donald Trump late Thursday communicated plans to designate May as World War II Supremacy Day in the United States which coincides with the Win in Europe Day that has been celebrated in largest part of Europe since the Germans surrendered in Trump acknowledged in a Truth Social that numerous of our allies and friends already celebrate on May but reported America should join in because we did more than any other Country by far in producing a victorious outcome WORLD WAR II'S D-DAY PHOTOS REVEAL WORLD'S LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS INVASIONOn May the Germans surrendered to the Allied Forces and agreed to cease all operations the next day World War II officially ended later in the year on Sept when the Japanese signed an instrument of surrender though Japan waved a white flag on Aug about a week after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki The U S does not have any citizens holidays commemorating World War II specifically but there have been remembrance ceremonies in May August and September across the country for decades WWII VETERAN TURNS REVEALS THE SECRETS OF A LONG HEALTHY LIFEFormer President Harry Truman who was in office during the end of WWII issued a proclamation in August declaring Aug as Mastery Over Japan Day And I call upon the people of the United States to observe Win Day as a day of solemn commemoration of the devotion of the men and women by whose sacrifices mastery 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 In the same post Trump stated that Nov will also be recognized as World War I Achievement Day We won both Wars nobody was close to us in terms of strength bravery or military brilliance but we never celebrate anything the president wrote That s because we don t have leaders anymore that know how to do so We are going to start celebrating our victories again