Donald Trump Mocks Europe for Celebrating the End of WWII: 'We're the Ones That Won the War'
While addressing U.S. troops in Qatar, the president said that it was the U.S. that "won the war"
Trump then mocked Emmanuel Macron by impersonating a phone call he had the French Prime MinisterPresident Donald Trump is continuing his campaign to claim victory in World War II for the United States alone.
While addressing U.S. troops at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, May 15, Trump, 78, spoke about his recent executive order declaring that May 8 is now a national holiday: Victory Day for World War II.
The decision, Trump said, was inspired by seeing other countries celebrate the end of the war in Europe on May 8, also known as VE Day.
"I'd call up a certain country and they said, 'Oh, we're celebrating the victory of World War II today, sir,' ' the president said. "Then I speak to another one, and they were celebrating. And the fact is, Russia was celebrating, France was celebrating, everybody was celebrating but us. And we're the ones that won the war."
"We won the war. And they helped, but without us, they don't win the war,' Trump continued. 'We're all speaking German. Without us, they're speaking German — maybe a little Japanese too."
While the Allied Powers during the World War II were considered to be the U.S., United Kingdom and Soviet Union — with China later joining, as they were already at war with Japan — they were aided in fighting by troops from all over the world, including France, Poland, Canada, Australia, Norway, Greece, India, Brazil, Mexico, Philippines and many more.
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However, Trump continued to insist on America's supremacy, noting that the U.S. "did a little bit more than France" in securing victory.He even went so far as to mock French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron, though he did call him a 'good guy, by the way.' Impersonating Macron's accent, Trump recalled a recent phone call: "'Donald, we are celebrating our victory over the Germans.'"'I said, what the hell? Every country I've spoken to in the last week is celebrating the war but us. Isn't that terrible?" the president continued.
In addition to May 8, Trump has also declared that Nov. 11, now known as Veterans' Day, will henceforth be known as "Victory Day for World War I."
'I got my crack staff over there, and we did it,' he told the troops. 'We have May 8, and we also have the date in November. That sacred date in November for World War I, because we won that war, too."
However, Trump made it clear that the new holidays would be 'working holidays," and would not include official time off. "We have a lot of holidays, I'm not so sure we should have them, and you don't have to go to work. Our country has to go to work. So we're going to have a working holiday for each one of those two dates," he clarified.
Despite effectively stripping away a national holiday that would one day celebrate them as veterans, Trump — who famously dodged military service due to bone spurs in his feet — did take time during his speech to praise the assembled soldiers.
'As president, my priority is to end conflicts, not start them,' he said. 'But I will never hesitate to wield American power if it's necessary to defend the United States of America or our partners. And this is one of our great partners right here.
"When we're threatened, America's military will answer our enemies without even thinking about it,' he continued. "You're the people that are defeating chaos, combating terror, defending our interests, supporting our allies, securing our homeland and making America incredibly proud. And, you know what? Making America great again."
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