US President Donald Trump says he plans to rename Veterans Day - known as Remembrance Day in the UK - as "Victory Day for World War I" to celebrate American contributions to the conflict. The president also wants to name VE Day on 8 May as "Victory Day for World War II",

US political commentator Jennifer Ewing has highlighted a peculiar detail about Donald Trump's decision to rename VE Day as Victory Day for World War II. The former president announced the change on his Truth Social platform,

So we are going to start celebrating our victories again ." These names are similar to the one Russia uses, celebrating Victory Day on May 9 to mark the surrender of the Nazis. The US became involved in World War II after Japan's attacks on Pearl Harbour in 1941.