Presidential Message on 80th Anniversary of Winning World War II
August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2025, on the 80th anniversary of winning World War II:
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On August 14, 1945, the Allied Powers accepted Imperial Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, delivering a hard-fought American victory in the Pacific and bringing the deadliest war in human history to a decisive close. Eighty years later, our Nation remembers freedom's triumph over tyranny--and we proudly ho . . .
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On August 14, 1945, the Allied Powers accepted Imperial Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, delivering a hard-fought American victory in the Pacific and bringing the deadliest war in human history to a decisive close. Eighty years later, our Nation remembers freedom's triumph over tyranny--and we proudly ho . . .