Trump on Juneteenth: 'too many non-working holidays.' See list of new holidays he declared
President Donald Trump said the U.S. has "too many non-working holidays," but he hasn't shied away from other holiday proclamations.
In an apparent critique of Juneteenth, Trump said in a June 19 Truth Social post that non-working holidays are costing billions of dollars to keep businesses closed. Private companies are not forced to close on federal holidays like Juneteenth, which commemorates events of June 19, 1865, when the last Black people enslaved by the Confederacy were ordered free.
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But during his second presidency, Trump has issued other holiday proclamations, which would not be paid holidays, to recognize special days like:
Victory Day for World War II - May 8
Victory Day for World War I - Nov. 11 (though that day is already federally recognized as Veterans Day.)
Gulf of America Day - Feb. 9
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