Trump says number of 'non-working holidays' in America 'must change' in Juneteenth social media post

Work, slaves! No rest for you!

FUCK THIS DUMB CUNT!!

And this, coming from the asshole who bails out of the G7 meeting, and plays golf every other day.

I wish he would get struck by lightning.

Most federal offices, such as the US Postal Service, are closed during Juneteenth. Markets like the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange don't trade during the holiday, either.

But whether private companies and state governments remain open varies. Most major banks are closed for the holiday, but not all companies provide paid time off.

The White House press office didn't immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment regarding Trump's Truth Social post.

Earlier on Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing that the White House was open. When asked by a journalist about commemorating Juneteenth, she said she was "not tracking" Trump's signature on any proclamations for the holiday.

"I know this is a federal holiday," she said. "I want to thank all of you for showing up to work. We are certainly here. We're working 24/7 right now."

Trump himself supported making Juneteenth a federal holiday in the wake of widespread protests following the killing of George Floyd. "Make Juneteenth a National Holiday" was included among his "Promise to Black America over 4 years" policy proposals in his 2020 presidential campaign.

During that campaign, Trump took credit for publicizing Juneteenth after moving one of his rallies from June 19 to June 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

"I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous," Trump told The Wall Street Journal at the time. "It's actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it."

In the same interview, Trump expressed surprise that his administration had commemorated Juneteenth every year.

"Oh really? We put out a statement? The Trump White House put out a statement?" he said, according to the Journal. "OK, OK. Good."

The White House did not publish a statement on its website commemorating Juneteenth this year.

Every day is a non-work day for him.

The US has fewer non-work days than any other western democracy.

As other posters noted on the "Juneteenth" thread, I'm surprised it was cancelled or repurposed. This post makes it clear that he probably didn't realize it *was* a holiday until he woke up and someone had to tell him "umm, today is a federal holiday" for why the federal government was closed.

Nobody had ever heard of it? Has he ever been to Texas? I’ve known about it since I was a kid in the 70s - it’s a big deal here, obviously.

And President Boden spoke at an historical Galveston church yesterday, because he’s a decent person.

Ugh. BIDEN!!!

R4 It kind of varies. In the EU, it's between 11 and 14 days for every country that I looked up. In the UK, England only recognizes 8 bank holidays while Scotland recognizes 10. The US currently has 11 making it kind of average. Of course, every other western democracy that I know of has more paid vacation days than the US. There may be some that have fewer, but not that I've ever heard of.

We all know why he has a problem with this holiday in particular.

He is a complete fucking asshole.

Look how many people he took away from productive work to put on his charade of a parade.

I'm surprised it took him this long.

He probably can't scuttle MLK day but Juneteenth is low hanging fruit.

Why hasn’t he had a massive heart attack yet?

Trump keeps trying to get black people riled up, but they aren't taking the bait.

The greed of the poor is destroying this country! You poors are just addicted to paid days off, like a bunch of junkies.

[quote]"The workers don't want it either!"

Yes, everyone I know complains bitterly about getting a paid day off. 🙄

His dumbass supporters will agree with him though. They'll gladly give up a paid day off just to "stick it to the libs."

Then again, a lot of them are retired or collecting disability so they probably just DGAF.

he's a cunt

[quote]Why hasn’t he had a massive heart attack yet?

Because he lives to inflict pain on others, he's getting everything he ever wanted beyond his wildest dreams, and absolutely no one in power is standing up to him.

Give the man another buffet of Big Macs. Follow up with a dessert of Whoppers.

As if he is going to get rid of presidents day, memorial day, labor day or mlk day.

This fat orange cunt only "works" for a few hours a day. Of course, that's probably for the good of the country. Look at what a mess his incompetent ass has created just working a few hours a day.. God willing, he'll never put in a full day.

Desperately trying to change the news cycle.

The workers don’t want it, either?

You all are mean! Trump works hardest during his Executive Time. All of that Fox viewing is hard work.

Every Dotard voter give up your days off to show us all how you don’t like them. Do it. Do it now. Come on!

He's such a narcissist that I could see him pushing for a holiday of his own while removing others from the calendar. We might end up with April 2nd as "Liberation Day" and June 14th as "45/47 Presidents Day."

Damn, I didn't realize that he already designated February 9th as "Gulf of America" day through an executive order. And so it begins......

I bet he wanted to make his birthday a national holiday and it was pointed out that Juneteenth is very close to his birthday.

[quote] "Soon we'll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year"

I thought this was a typo on OPs part, but no, that's what he said.

What does that even mean??

Usually you can make some sense of the stupidity and word salad, but I have no idea what he was trying to articulate here.

We are going to have a holiday every day we work? So he thinks we will eventually have 110 holidays a year?

[quote] What does that even mean?

Meaningless Hallmark designations. Like "National Ketchup Day" or "National Hug Your Pet Day"

Whoever wrote that--I doubt it was him--seeks to denigrate Black people and the history of slavery. The only commentary I've actually seen is Karoline Leavitt who was extra dismissive and, well, racist in spite of the fact that the holiday was first enacted during his initial reign of terror. We are all quick to condemn him because we believe him to be capable of this level of contempt, but I missed if he actually said it or just posted it (which means it could be written by KKKaroline or Weird Stephen or anyone of the other losers)

MAGA supporters lash out at Trump over juneteenth tweet

NYC traditionally closed on Jewish holidays and Christmas vacation. They've added Muslin and Hindu ... what's next to keep kids from learning? The original 1940s closings had nothing to do with kids, most of the teachers were Jewish.

[quote] could be written by KKKaroline or Weird Stephen

As much as I hate them, if they had written this it would be more grammar correct. This has Trump dementia all over it.

Coming from a guy who is always in an ill fitting suit spewing bullshit. Even Biden had days off where he spent low key time with his family dressed more casually. This guy everything’s a fucking facade.

As a sociopath, Trump has no family. Only himself. That's all that matters.

and how many days did the president spend golfing at his estates at the taxpapers expense.

R37, loony loon, that was already mentioned upthread.

Some presidents are nakedly racist.

Every day is a ‘non-working holiday’ day

bitch you're blocked.

R41, to whom are you referring.

Your lack of the ability to use capital letters give your away every time LOL

[quote]"The workers don't want it either!" he continued. "Soon we'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!"[/quote]

What the fuck is this actually supposed to mean? Every once working day of the year? That's aphasia talk, he reminds me of my father with dementia.

I'm a bit over sixty and from New England, and I don't think I had ever heard the word "Juneteenth" until I was over forty. If I had heard of it I certainly couldn't tell you what it was.

I know now.

R45

I’m 58 and grew up with it, here in Texas. As you can imagine, it’s pretty huge here, being that it “started” in Galveston.

More general info:

DONALD, RAVAGE MY PUSSY! I'LL WORK FOR FREE IN YOUR NAME!!!

War on CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Juneteenth passed 415-14 in 2021.

Republicans want the day off too.

The only person I’ve ever heard who was against a Federal holiday called MLK Day “that ni*****loving holiday”. I was working in a factory in Missouri. Who the hell doesn’t want a paid holiday? Rednecks in MO. I don’t know how I lived there so long.