{"id":2449560,"date":"2025-06-19T21:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T01:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-on-juneteenth-laments-too-many-nonworking-holidays-workers-dont-want-it-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T21:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T01:55:13","slug":"trump-on-juneteenth-laments-too-many-nonworking-holidays-workers-dont-want-it-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-on-juneteenth-laments-too-many-nonworking-holidays-workers-dont-want-it-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump on Juneteenth laments \u2018too many\u2019 nonworking holidays: \u2018Workers don\u2019t want it\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-on-juneteenth-laments-too-many-nonworking-holidays-workers-dont-want-it-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2449560&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Juneteenth,President Donald Trump expressed his concerns about the number of federal holidays in the united States,stating that they are costing the economy billions and that &#8220;workers don&#8217;t want it either.&#8221; He made these comments on Truth Social, highlighting his opinion that the proliferation of non-working holidays could lead to a situation where &#8220;we&#8217;ll end up having a holiday for every working day of the year.&#8221; Trump&#8217;s remarks came on the same day that Juneteenth, which celebrates the end of slavery, was being acknowledged under President Biden, who commemorated the holiday in Texas. Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-halts-guantanamo-bay-prisoner-vaccine-plan-amid-backlash\/\" title=\"Pentagon halts Guantanamo Bay prisoner vaccine plan amid backlash\">press secretary confirmed<\/a> that he would not hold any Juneteenth events or formal celebrations.The Republican national Committee, however, issued a statement recognizing the significance of Juneteenth as a pivotal moment in american history. Although Trump has criticized various federal diversity initiatives and mentioned adding new holidays in the future, he has not advocated for the elimination of Juneteenth as a federal holiday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump on Juneteenth laments &lsquo;too many&rsquo; nonworking holidays: &lsquo;Workers don&rsquo;t want it&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2153011\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> lamented the number of holidays in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">America<\/a> in a post on Juneteenth evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> press secretary Karoline Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3447712\/no-trump-juneteenth-events-biden-texas-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said earlier<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3447712\/no-trump-juneteenth-events-biden-texas-celebration\/\">Trump not hosting Juneteenth events as Biden heads to Texas for celebration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3447673\/karoline-leavitt-jasmine-crockett-trump-supporters-white-house\/\">Leavitt: Jasmine Crockett&#8217;s comments on Trump supporters were &#8216;incredibly derogatory&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3447668\/trump-two-weeks-decide-whether-strike-iran\/\">Trump to give himself two weeks to decide whether to strike Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114712523496772999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted on Truth Social.<\/a> &ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economist-behind-accurate-recession-indicator-rule-it-just-triggered\/\" title=\"Economist Behind Accurate Recession Indicator Rule: It Just Triggered\">workers don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t want it either! Soon we&rsquo;ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not tracking his signature on a proclamation today,&rdquo;&nbsp;White House&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/there-are-only-three-news-stories-that-matter-in-america-right-now\/\" title=\"There Are Only Three News Stories That Matter In ... Right Now\">press secretary&#038;nbsp<\/a>;Karoline Leavitt&nbsp;told reporters on Thursday of Trump. &ldquo;I know this is a federal holiday. I want to thank all of you for showing up to work. We are certainly here. We&rsquo;re working 24\/7 right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said in 2021 that he made Juneteenth &ldquo;very famous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous,&rdquo; Trump told the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Reid holds a flag during a Juneteenth celebration at the African Burying Ground Memorial Park, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (AP Photo\/Michael Dwyer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the White House did not celebrate Juneteenth, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley did release a statement. &ldquo;On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to proclaim the end of slavery, delivering on the promise of President Abraham Lincoln&rsquo;s Emancipation Proclamation,&rdquo;&nbsp;he wrote. &ldquo;Juneteenth&nbsp;stands as a defining moment in our nation&rsquo;s history as a celebration of liberty and a declaration of our God-given equality. 160 years later, this day serves as a clear reminder that unity and liberty are at the core of what it means to be American.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden celebrated the holiday in Galveston, Texas, at Reedy Chapel AME Church.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has not said he would end Juneteenth as a holiday, though he has slammed diversity initiatives within the federal government and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3443063\/white-house-juneteenth-plans-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHITE HOUSE LISTS NO JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION PLANS FOR TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Trump said he plans to add holidays celebrating the end of World War I and World War II on May 8 and Nov. 11, respectively. He also said then that there are too many holidays.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not be closing the Country for these two very important Holidays, November 11 and May 8, World War I and World War II, because we already have too many Holidays in America,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;There are not enough days left in the year. 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