Trump on Juneteenth laments ‘too many’ nonworking holidays: ‘Workers don’t want it’

Published June 19, 2025 9:40pm ET



President Donald Trump lamented the number of holidays in America in a post on Juneteenth evening.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier Thursday that Trump would not commemorate Juneteenth, which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, and was established as a federal holiday by former President Joe Biden in 2021.

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