Trump admin live updates: White House backtracks on renaming Veterans Day

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

A day after President Donald Trump announced he was renaming Nov. 11 -- the date that Veterans Day is observed -- as "Victory Day for World War I," the White House is now saying it will be an additional proclamation and not a full replacement.

"We are not renaming Veteran's Day," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News. "It will just be an additional proclamation that goes out on that day."

In his social media post on Thursday, Trump also said he intended to designate May 8 as "Victory Day for World War II."

Establishing a federal holiday or a patriotic or national observance requires the passage of a law, according to the Congressional Research Service.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-live-updates-border-czar-brief-securing/?id=121230740

[Irish_Dem]

1. They have to walk back Trump's insanity on a regular basis.

[ariadne0614]

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[doc03]

2. When will they learn he says stuff like that every day just to stay

in the headlines. Tomorrow he may change Mother's Day.

[Marthe48]

3. To Father's Day?

sarcasm

[Eugene]

5. Even Dump's masters in Russia were unhappy about his May 8th declaration.

That's when the Soviet Union won the war, they corrected. Stick to the script, Krasnov.

[onenote]

6. World War II didn't end on May 8

The war in europe ended May 8. The war in Japan continued until September.

[uppityperson]

8. May 8 is a big holiday in Russia

[Fichefinder]

7. My parents, born in '17 and '19, always called it VE Day

For Victory in Europe.

[TheRickles]

11. You could've added this info without the nasty tone. DU's a community, right?

[Mysterian]

12. ZZZZzzzz....

[Martin68]

9. That was fast! I am really enjoying all the backtracking and ducking the administration is being forced into. We are

still a democracy, people!

[Warpy]

13. Good. I can remember it as Armistice Day

I think it got changed in 1954. I was a little kid but I remember a lot of grumbling over it. People don't like change.

I do hope he's forced to bactrack on his Russian imitation on this one. Veterans get little enough as it is. Taking away the one day a year they at least get some lip service in favor of a macho holiday so King Assboil can strut and preen is offensive, especially considering the aversion toward service his family has displayed.

[Norrrm]

14. The Trumps are not shy about proclaiming how much they have 'sacrificed'.

The Trumps are not shy about proclaiming how much they have 'sacrificed'.

Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family's 'sacrifices,' he writes

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/11/visit-arlington-cemetery-reminded-trump-jr-family-sacrifices.html

[llmart]

15. Let's not forget the ultiimate sacrifice the Orange Asswipe made...

by not getting an STD. He said it was his "personal Viet Nam".

Fuck him from here to eternity.

[Jim__]

16. Fake news got it wrong again!

[YoshidaYui]

17. what??? NO EMPEROR TRUMP DAY???

WTF

[Norrrm]

18. That will be his parade.

It will be hilarious if he falls asleep during his parade.

[Wonder Why]

19. Backtrack Stupid strikes again!