President Donald Trump marked Veterans Day with a high-profile ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier alongside Vice President J. D. Vance and other officials.

In his speech, Trump declared that Veterans Day would also be recognized as “Victory Day,” honoring U.S. triumphs in World War I and World War II. An idea he floated earlier when Memorial Day came around, similar to Harry Truman’s proclamation in 1946. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt previously said that while he issued a official proclamation declaring our celebration of the day, he is not officially renaming the holiday.

Trump framed the holiday as a celebration of strength and resolve: “We don’t like being politically correct, so we’re not going to be politically correct any

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