president Donald Trump pleasure Sixteenth century During his first four years as president, even before becoming a president Federal Holidays. He even claimed to have made him “very famous”.
But during this Thursday’s youth holiday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day for Black Americans in honor of the end of slavery in the country he once again led.
There is no words from his lips, on paper or through his social media website.
Asked if Trump would commemorate the teenager in any way, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters: “I am not following his signature on the announcement today. I know it’s a federal holiday. I want to thank everyone for working. We’re certainly here. We’re working here now.”
In a follow-up question, Trump was asked in one follow-up question whether he would recognize the occasion in another way, Levitt said: “I just answered this question for you.”
Black community leaders from all over the country, senior Trump administration officials and others met at the White House on Wednesday to discuss improving coordination between leaders and federal, state and local partners, according to senior White House officials. The official said Housing Secretary Scott Turner and Minority Outreach Director Lynne Patton said they insisted on anonymous discussion of private gatherings.
The Republican president’s silence contrasts with his previous recognition of the holiday. The Sixteenth Century celebrated the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, when the United Soldiers brought the news of freedom to the enslaved blacks in Galveston, Texas. Their freedom came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Liberation Declaration during the Civil War, after the Alliance liberated slaves.
Trump’s quiet on the issue also deviates from the White House guidance of Trump’s plan to sign the Sixth Declaration. Leavitt did not explain the change. Trump did not hold any public events on Thursday, but he shared a statement on social media sites about Iran, the Tiktok app and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
At night, Trump complained on his website that “too much non-working holidays” and said “has cost our country billions to shut down all of these businesses.” But most retailers open in June, while most federal workers get a day off due to government shutdowns.
In his first semester, he had more to say in his annual statement.
In 2017, Trump invoked “soul-filled celebrations and emotional joy” that swept the Galveston crowd when a few generals conveyed the news that all enslaved people were free.
Over the next three years, he told the story of Galveston. He added: “We share our respect for the incompetent spirit and myriad contributions of African American generations to the great American story.” His 2018 statement.
2019: “In our country, African-American contribution continues to enrich every aspect of American life.” 2020: “June reminds us of the unimaginable injustice of slavery and the unparalleled joy of participating in liberation. It is both a memory of our history and a memory of our nation’s unparalleled ability to win.”
After Trump suspended his campaign in 2020, Trump chose Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the place to resume his public gathering and hold a rally scheduled for June 19. Postponed event To one day.
Black leaders say Trump’s campaign with Tulsa on June 19 is offensive, given the importance of JuneTeentth and Tulsa in 1921, when a white mob plundered and burned down the city’s Greenwood district, an economically prosperous area called Black Wall Street. As many as 300 Black Tals were killed, and thousands were temporarily held in detention camps supervised by the National Guard.
A few days before the rally, Trump tried to give the eleventh “famous” this situation by claiming he was giving the eleventh “famous.” He said he changed the date of the rally because of his respect for two African-American friends and supporters.
“I did a great job. I made it famous. I made Junteenth very famous.” “It was actually an important event, it was an important moment. But no one has heard of it. Very few have heard of it.”
Generations of Black Americans celebrate June 1 in a 2021 stroke by Joe Biden’s Pen.
Later in 2020, Trump tried to attract black voters with a series of campaign promises, including declaring Junteens as a federal holiday.
He lost the election, which made it possible for Democrat Biden to sign legislation to establish JuneTeEnth 13S as the latest federal holiday. Shortly after Trump was sworn in for his second term in January, Execute commands to end diversity, fairness and inclusion Federal initiatives call them “illegal and immoral discrimination programs.”
Biden released the annual Junteenth announcement during his four years in office, and watched some holidays and held a large concert on the South Lawn. Biden’s final commemoration in 2024 features performances by Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle. Vice President Kamala Harris dances on stage with gospel singer Kirk Franklin.
Biden spent this year’s holiday in Galveston, Texashe speaks in a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church.
