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

Another day, another distraction.

Matt Stopera
by Matt Stopera

BuzzFeed Staff

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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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He renamed Mount Denali back to Mount McKinley.

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He renamed Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg.

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And, of course, that whole Gulf of America thing.

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It appears he's going after holidays now.

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

Summary of text content: A person talks about celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, mentions World Wars, and suggests people should start celebrating their victories again
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Nov. 11 is Veteran's Day, BTW.

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The reaction online is "lol what."

Tweet by Donald Trump announcing renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II, emphasizing American contributions
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A bunch of people in the replies are asking, "What about the other veterans?"

Screenshot of a tweet by Donald J. Trump discussing Victory Day and announcing the renaming of May 8th and 11th for WWII and WWI
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Other people are saying they had to double-check if it was real. (It is.)

Tweet thread about a parody announcement from a social media account mimicking Donald Trump, claiming May 8th as Victory Day
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And this person joked, "Next he's gonna say that Captain America character is based on him..."

Tweet from Donald Trump suggesting May 8 as Victory Day for post-WWII triumphs, and November 11 as World War Day, calling for celebration
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