US EditionTrump is silent about Juneteenth on a day he previously honored as president
- President Donald Trump remained silent on Juneteenth this year, holding no public events or social media posts on June 19, 2025.
- This year, he remained silent on Juneteenth, a notable departure from the consistent recognition he gave the holiday during each year of his initial term before it was established as a federal holiday in 2021.
- Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, the day Union troops informed enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that they were free, symbolizing the conclusion of slavery in the United States.
- Trump previously described the event as marked by “soulful festivities and emotional rejoicing” and said, “I made Juneteenth very famous” in a 2020 Wall Street Journal interview.
- This year, President Joe Biden observed Juneteenth in Galveston and signed the legislation establishing it as the newest federal holiday, highlighting a shift in official commemorations.
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Biden takes swipes at Trump in Juneteenth speech - Washington Examiner
Former President Joe Biden traveled to Galveston, Texas, on Thursday to celebrate Juneteenth, a federal holiday he enshrined with a stroke of a pen while in office, and took a handful of shots at President Donald Trump. Biden has largely stayed out of the limelight since leaving office in January and announcing his advanced cancer diagnosis in May, but he had harsh words for his successor Thursday night. The former president signed the Juneteent…
This Time, Trump Is Silent About Juneteenth
President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He once claimed to have made it "famous." But on this year's Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black Americans for...
Trump once claimed he made this holiday ‘very famous’ but now has nothing to say about it
President Donald Trump has so far been quiet about the Juneteenth holiday on a day he previously praised.On this year’s holiday on Thursday, the president kept silent about a day important to Black Americans for marking the end of slavery.
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