United States President Donald Trump has announced the creation of two new national holidays to commemorate American victories in World War I and World War II.
In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday night, Trump said the holidays would be observed annually on November 11 and May 8, corresponding with the Armistice Day of World War I and Victory in Europe Day of World War II, respectively.
“We won two World Wars, but we never took credit for it — everyone else does! All over the world, the Allies are celebrating the victory we had in World War II,” Trump wrote.
The 78-year-old Republican argued that the United States remains the only country that does not officially celebrate the end of the two global conflicts.
“Therefore, I am hereby declaring a National Holiday in celebration of the victories of World War I, where the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, and World War II, where the Victory date was May 8, 1945,” he stated.
Trump clarified that the new holidays would not include time off work or official government closures.
“We will not be closing the country for these two very important holidays,” he added.