Donald Trump renames VE Day and makes who 'won the war' claim Donald Trump has sparked outrage by renaming VE Day in America to Victory Day for World War II and Armistice Day to Victory Day for World War I in a controversial message President Donald Trump has had his say on VE Day (Image: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images ) Donald Trump has controversially opted to rebrand VE Day, excluding any reference to Europe in the commemoration of Germany's WWII surrender. Announcing the move, he stated that the day will henceforth be known in the US as 'Victory Day for World...