President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.

President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, other than saying there were too many like it. Lesser occasions routinely garner official proclamations.

On Juneteenth, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about "non-working holidays," saying that the United States observes "too many" holidays that are "costing our country. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email on Thursday evening.