Overview
- In a Veterans Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery, President Trump said the day will also be called “Victory Day for World War I.”
- The White House published an official presidential message titled “Victory Day for World War I” to coincide with Nov. 11.
- Trump also invoked World War II, saying the U.S. should adopt Victory Day observances similar to those in France, the United Kingdom and Russia.
- Federal holiday names are set by Congress, and the administration issued a traditional Veterans Day proclamation for this year.
- During the ceremony, attended by Vice President J.D. Vance and VA Secretary Doug Collins, Trump asserted the Pentagon had been renamed the Department of War, a claim questioned in reporting.