Trump announces 2 new holidays for WWI and WWII: Will you get those days off?

President Donald Trump proclaimed successful a station connected his societal media tract Monday, May 5, that determination volition beryllium 2 caller holidays, each commemorating the extremity of WWI and WWII.

"All implicit the World, the Allies are celebrating the Victory we had successful World War II. The lone Country that doesn’t observe is the United States of America, and the Victory was lone accomplished due to the fact that of us," Trump said successful the post, referring to Victory successful Europe Day connected May 8, which is celebrated passim Europe.

"I americium hereby declaring a National Holiday successful solemnisation of the Victories of World War I, wherever the Armistice was signed connected November 11, 1918, and World War II, wherever the Victory day was May 8, 1945," helium said.

Trump has said previously that helium wants to telephone May 8 "Victory Day for World War II," and Nov. 11 arsenic "Victory Day for World War I," with the second coinciding with the federally-recognized Veterans Day holiday.

But a station connected Truth Social does not marque a national holiday, nor does a caller vacation construe into an automatic time off. Here's what to know.

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Is May 8 present a nationalist holiday? Do you person to enactment connected May 8?

Trump promised successful his station that documentation to officially designate the 2 caller "Victory" holidays is coming, but warned outright Americans volition not beryllium excused from work.

"We volition not beryllium closing the Country for these 2 precise important Holidays, November 11 and May 8, World War I and World War II, due to the fact that we already person excessively galore Holidays successful America," helium wrote. "There are not capable days near successful the year. We were Workers then, and we are Workers now!"

May 8 is not a national vacation successful the United States, though it is recognized arsenic Victory successful Europe Day successful respective European countries. It marks the play during WWII erstwhile Germany surrendered to allied forces − a decision importantly aided by the engagement of the United States and its military.

Trump said successful a station on Truth Social connected May 5, days earlier the projected holiday, that the United States should besides observe what Europe calls "VE" Day.

Trump's fixation connected nationalist holidays, caller and old

Trump's station this week is not the archetypal clip helium has announced a caller vacation oregon a alteration to an existing, federally recognized one.

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation connected Feb. 9 declaring that day the inaugural “Gulf of America Day."

In an April 27 post connected Truth Social, Trump said he's "bringing Columbus Day backmost from the ashes," referring to the caller measurement distant from celebrating the controversial explorer successful bid to absorption connected Indigenous People's Day. Former President Joe Biden was the archetypal president to recognized Indigenous Peoples Day in a 2021 proclamation. It falls connected the 2nd Monday successful October.

What are the 12 federally-recognized holidays?

Federal holidays − including their names − are created done the legislative process successful Congress. Technically, national holidays are applicable lone to national employees and the District of Columbia, meaning states individually find their ineligible holidays, according to the Congressional Research Service.

Veterans Day is 1 of 12 national holidays successful 2025, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Here is the afloat database of days astir national workers, and galore Americans moving successful the backstage sector, person off:

• Jan. 1: New Year's Day

• Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• Feb. 17: Presidents Day

• May 26: Memorial Day

• June 19: Juneteenth

• July 4: Independence Day oregon July Fourth

• Sept. 1: Labor Day

• Oct. 13: Columbus Day

• Nov. 11: Veterans Day

• Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Day

• Dec. 25: Christmas Day

Contributing: Melina Khan, Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY.

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