President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On this year's Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the president kept silent.

Inside the history of Juneteenth as Opal's Walk for Freedom takes place President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth on Thursday with a Truth Social post arguing the United States has "too many non ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On Wednesday, Black community leaders from across the country ...

As Americans observe Juneteenth, Trump lamented the cost of "non-working holidays" in a Truth Social post on Thursday, claiming that there "too many" of the holidays.

Trump says 'too many non-working holidays' Trump's post on Juneteenth criticized the number of federal holidays, which most federal workers have as paid holidays. There are 12 federal holidays in ...

Trump Ignores Juneteenth but Grouses About Nonworking Holidays By Ed Kilgore, political columnist for Intelligencer since 2015 June 20, 2025 save ...

In 2021, Juneteenth became a federal holiday, and May 9, Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill, making Juneteenth a state holiday in Alabama. Alex Gladden is the Montgomery Advertiser's education reporter.