US EditionTrump on Juneteenth: US has ‘too many non-working holidays’
UNITED STATES, JUN 21 – Trump criticized the economic impact of 11 federal holidays, including Juneteenth, while Biden actively commemorated the holiday's 160th anniversary in Texas, highlighting political divisions.
- President Donald Trump criticized Juneteenth and other non-working holidays in a June 2025 social media post, claiming they cost the country billions.
- This criticism followed Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday in 2021 under President Joe Biden, who celebrated the day in Galveston, Texas, while Trump kept silent in 2025.
- Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, the day Union forces arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that slavery had ended, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
- Trump asserted he made Juneteenth "very famous" in 2021 and argued workers do not want so many holidays, urging change to "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN."
- Despite Trump's criticism, Juneteenth remains a federal holiday unless Congress acts otherwise, while some states do not recognize it as a permanent state holiday and keep institutions open.
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Trump Ripped For Complaining That Americans Get 'Too Many' Federal Holidays Off Work
While it was ultimately former President Joe Biden who established Juneteenth as a federal holiday, President Donald Trump—who once campaigned on that promise—took to Truth Social on Juneteenth to whine about the number of "non-working holidays" Americans get, claiming that it costs businesses "billions of dollars."Juneteenth is derived from June 19, 1865, when Union troops led by General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and declared …
Trump says Americans have 'too many non-working holidays' on Juneteenth
Photo: AFP President Donald Trump appeared to take aim at Juneteenth as a federal holiday. On Thursday (June 19), Trump took to his Truth Social platform to share that he believes the U.S. has “too many non-working holidays,” per CBS News. “It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses … Continued
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Trump Complains About Juneteenth, X Shows Off His Hypocrisy
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty President Donald Trump’s complaint about federal holidays on Juneteenth prompted social media to show his past support for it while campaigning. As the nation observed Juneteenth on Thursday (June 19), the most noticable action — or inaction — was in the federal government save for a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump. He stated that he would get rid of “non-working holidays”, complaining that “Soon we’ll en…
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