"Victory was achieved mainly thanks to us." Trump officially announced on May 8 Victory Day in World War II

US President Donald Trump ordered to proclaim on May 8 Victory Day in the Second World War, the proclamation published on the White House website said on May 7.

“Without casualties of American soldiers, this war would not have been won, and our world would look completely different today,” Trump's proclamation says. At the same time, he noted that the United States "honor the memory of everyone who sacrifices themselves for the sake of their country, freedom and survival of Western civilization."

Speaking in the White House, Trump said that the United States “should pay tribute to respect and respect” to those Americans who led to victory in the Second World War.

“Around the world, allies in World War II celebrate this week, but the United States never joined the proper celebration, and the victory was reached mainly thanks to us. Whether you like it or not, but we entered this war and won it, and many great people, many great allies, helped us. But I think that no one will say that we were not the dominant force in that war, and we do not celebrate it, ”Trump said.

• Donald Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social on May 2, which will proclaim on November 11 and May 8 in the United States Victory Days in the Second and Second World War. Then Trump said that the United States “made more than any other country” for the sake of victory in the Second World War.