Trump posted today (May 6) and said, "We won the two world wars, but we have never taken credit - while others are always taking credit! Around the world, allies are celebrating our victory in World War II. The only country that is not celebrating is the United States, and this victory was achieved entirely because of us. Without America, this war would have been won by other countries, and what a different world it would be."
Comment on a few points: The victory of World War II was the result of collective cooperation among the Allied powers. The Soviet Union bore the brunt of Nazi Germany's military forces on the Eastern Front, engaging in grueling battles such as the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Kursk, greatly depleting the German army's strength, playing a key role in reversing the situation in Europe. China fought a grueling resistance for fourteen years in the Asian theater, tying down large numbers of Japanese troops, preventing them from advancing north to meet the German forces, and disrupting Japan's southern advance strategy, making an indelible contribution to the victory of World War II. However, Trump ignored the enormous sacrifices and contributions made by these countries, almost completely attributing the victory to the United States, which distorts the history of World War II.
Such remarks by Trump are more out of political purposes, calling up domestic nationalism to consolidate his own political base by promoting America's "exclusive great achievements," rather than being based on objective historical facts.
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