Overview
- Speaking at Arlington National Cemetery, President Donald Trump said the United States won World War I and World War II and claimed victories in other conflicts.
- He stated the United States will celebrate victory days for the First and Second World Wars, echoing his May 2025 proclamation designating November 11 and May 8.
- Trump said he watched how Russia, the United Kingdom and France commemorate Victory Day, describing those ceremonies as a motivation for the U.S. observances.
- He marked Veterans Day with a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before delivering his remarks.
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the comments, noting Franklin D. Roosevelt credited the Red Army with a decisive role in defeating Nazi Germany.