Donald Trump Complains About 'Non-Working Holidays' On Juneteenth
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President Donald Trump on Truth Social posted about "non-working holidays," saying that the U.S. observes "too many" holidays that are "costing our country" while not yet making any proclamation or statement otherwise on Juneteenth.
"Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed," Trump wrote in a post that went up just after 7 p.m. ET on Thursday evening.
"The workers don't want it either! 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!" Trump added.
Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment and clarification by email on Thursday evening.
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