Another Late Night Truth Social Post from Mr. Trump, Another Dismissal of His Most Loyal Supporters—Our Veterans

He rewrites history while the people who served this country cheer him on. Will they finally see it now?

He’s rewriting history from his phone in the middle of the night, and somehow people are still cheering.

This man doesn’t understand sacrifice. He never has.

I read a New York Times article this morning about Trump’s latest stunt—renaming Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World War I” and rebranding May 8, which is already Victory in Europe (VE) Day, as “Victory Day for World War II.”

This isn’t about honoring our troops. It’s about honoring himself.

Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I. But in 1954, after two more brutal wars—World War II and Korea—Congress renamed it to honor all U.S. veterans, from every war, past and future. It became a day to recognize the courage, sacrifice, and service of every man and woman who has ever worn the uniform.

And now Mr. Trump wants to erase all of that. Reduce it to a one-war victory lap. Turn it into another self-glorifying slogan.

What about the veterans of Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan, and every mission since? The ones who didn’t come home “victorious,” but came home changed. The ones who came home in coffins. The ones who never came home.

His message is clear: if your war doesn’t fit the narrative, you don’t count.

And let’s be honest—May 8 wasn’t the end of World War II. That was VE Day, marking the surrender of Nazi Germany. As my husband Charlie reminded me this morning, World War II wasn’t over in May. The war in the Pacific raged on. The bombs hadn’t even been dropped yet. Japan hadn’t surrendered. Thousands of Americans were still fighting and dying. The war dragged on for months. Japan finally surrendered on August 15, and the official documents weren’t signed until September 2, 1945.

So calling May 8 “Victory Day for World War II”? That’s not patriotism. That’s historical fiction—the kind Mr. Trump specializes in.

It’s becoming clearer by the day—this is not a man grounded in reason or reality. These decisions aren’t thoughtful. They’re reactive, erratic, and dangerous.

This whole “Victory Day” announcement wasn’t the result of a policy meeting, a historical review, or even a single conversation with his advisors. It was a late-night Truth Social post—a thought that popped into his head and landed on the world stage without a single grown-up in the room to stop him.

Let’s not forget—this is the same man who once said of John McCain:

“He’s not a war hero. He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”

John McCain was shot down over Vietnam, captured, tortured for over five years, and never gave up U.S. secrets. He was offered early release and refused, choosing to stay until every man captured before him was freed.

That’s what a real war hero looks like.

And Trump dismissed it with a smirk—because he doesn’t understand sacrifice. He understands ego. And winning. That’s it.

And if you want to understand the kind of government he’s building, just watch his latest cabinet meeting. It didn’t look like a meeting of American leaders—it looked like something you’d see in North Korea. One by one, they went around the table thanking him, complimenting him, telling him what a great job he’s doing. Not one person challenged him. Not one voice of reason. Just forced smiles, choreographed loyalty, and silence from people who know better.

That’s not leadership. That’s a performance for power. And we’ve seen it before—from Kim Jong Un to Putin. When loyalty replaces truth, and praise replaces accountability, democracy doesn’t survive long.

And soon, we’ll hear his cabinet praise him for this too. They’ll applaud his “clarity,” his “vision,” his “historic leadership” in renaming days that once honored all veterans. They’ll nod along as he rewrites what those days stood for—dismissing the sacrifice of countless Americans who answered the call when the country they loved asked them.

And the heartbreaking part is—many of those he’s dismissing are the same people who’ve stood by him. Veterans who believed he respected them. Believed he had their backs.

Will they finally see it now?

And yes, I know—many veterans still support Mr. Trump. Maybe because of party loyalty. Maybe because of what they’ve been told he stands for.

But here’s the truth: he doesn’t support them back.

He mocked POWs. He skipped visiting a military cemetery in France because it was raining. He called fallen soldiers “suckers” and “losers.”

And just recently, while four American soldiers were being returned home—after dying when their tank sank during training—Mr. Trump skipped the ceremony to play in a golf tournament.

Supporting veterans means honoring their sacrifice, not mocking it, skipping it, or rewriting it to fit your brand.

This isn’t unity.

This isn’t love.

This is authoritarianism wrapped in a flag—and we can’t let it stand.

We owe our veterans—and our democracy—better than this.

comments are open for discussion. I’d really like to hear from our veterans, both Trump supporters and non Trump supporters, and everyone else!