President Trump took to his social media platform on Thursday to say that there are “too many non-working holidays in America.” His comments came on Juneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Read more:

On Thursday, President Trump stirred controversy by posting on his social media platform that there are “too many non-working holidays in America.” The timing of the statement—made on Juneteenth, a federal holiday honoring the end of slavery in the U.S.—sparked immediate backlash online. Critics viewed the comment as tone-deaf and dismissive, particularly given Juneteenth’s historic and cultural significance to Black Americans. While Trump did not mention Juneteenth directly, the context of the date raised questions about whether the remark was a veiled critique of the holiday itself. The post reignited debates over how America recognizes its past—and who gets to define which parts are worth pausing for.