Donald Trump has criticized Europe for its celebrations marking the end of World War Two.
In his efforts to ‘Make America Great Again’, Trump proclaimed April 2 as ‘Liberation Day’ in the US, yet earlier this month, he controversially labeled the US as a ‘stupid country’.
Trump’s comments have not been limited to Americans; he has also directed his remarks toward Europe.
During his visit to the Middle East on May 15, Trump spoke to US troops stationed in Qatar.
He stated: “A week ago, May 8, I call up a certain country and they say, ‘Oh we’re celebrating the victory of World War Two today’.
“And I say, ‘Oh okay’.”
His speech became even more contentious from that point.
Trump elaborated: “I speak to one of the presidents or prime ministers or whatever. And they were so busy, ‘Oh yes we’re celebrating the victory of WW2’. And I speak to another one and they’re celebrating.
“And the fact is Russia was celebrating, France was celebrating, everyone but us.
“And we’re the ones that won the war. We won the war and they help, but without us they don’t win the war, we’re all speaking German – without us they’re speaking German and maybe a little Japanese too.”
He also specifically mentioned France.
Trump added, as quoted by Euro News: “I think we did a little more to win the war than France did. Now, we love France, right? But I think we did a little more to win the war than France. Do we agree? I don’t want to be a wise guy, but when Hitler made a speech at the Eiffel Tower, I would say that wasn’t exactly ideal.”
Imitating French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron’s accent, Trump said: “‘Donald, we are celebrating our victory over the Germans’.
“I said, ‘What the hell?’ Every country I’ve spoken to in the last week is celebrating the war but us. Isn’t that terrible?”
Trump concluded: “We won the war and we’re the only ones who didn’t celebrate, so what I did, is I got my crack staff over there and we did it every time we had May 8 and we also have the date in November, that sacred date in November for World War One, because we won that war too.”
As a result, both May 8 and November 11 will now be recognized as ‘Victory Day for World War I’, according to People, instead of Veteran’s Day.
The comments have sparked reactions from many.
One Twitter user remarked: “And this is why Europe wants nothing to do with the US.”
“Without France, Americans would still be drinking Her Britannic Majesty’s tea,” another pointed out.
A third person simply concluded: “Trump is a moron.”