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Trump fails to mark Juneteenth, federal holiday celebrating end of US slavery

People cheer during the Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert at Times Square in New York City, on 19 June.
People cheer during the Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert at Times Square in New York City, on 19 June. Photograph: Angelina Katsanis/Reuters

Donald Trump failed to mark Juneteenth, commemorating the ending of slavery in the US, until he posted on Thursday night that there are “too many non-working holidays” in the country.

The US president has put out statements previously as president and even tried to take credit for boosting awareness of the significance of 19 June before it became a federal holiday under the Biden administration.

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