Minister Slaps Down Trump’s Bizarre Decision To Rename VE Day

A minister has hit back at Donald Trump’s idea of renaming VE Day and downplaying Europe’s involvement in the war.

VE Day, celebrated on May 8, stands for Victory in Europe and marks the date when World War 2 ended on the continent.

British and American troops continued fighting in the Pacific until August 14, 1945, known as VJ Day.

But the US president has decided to renamed VE Day ‘Victory Day for World War 2’, and turn Armistice Day – the celebration of the defeat of the Germans in 1918 – into ‘Victory Day for World War One’.

“We won both wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery or military brilliance,” Trump claimed over the weekend.

Reminded of these comments on LBC on Monday, veterans minister Alistair Cairns hit back: “Yeah so I think it’s victory in Europe, not necessarily because of Europe.

“What I would say is we don’t want to change all the posters now on VE Week, so I think we need to focus on just remembering that generation, that sacrificed so much for this country.”

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