6/19/2020

HOLIDAY/OFFICIAL STATEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Juneteenth reminds us of both the unimaginable injustice of slavery and the incomparable joy that must have attended emancipation. It is both a remembrance of a blight on our history and a celebration of our Nation’s unsurpassed ability to triumph over darkness…

The celebration of Juneteenth marks an important milestone in the hard-fought journey to make good on that promise for all Americans. This Juneteenth, we commit, as one Nation, to live true to our highest ideals and to build always toward a freer, stronger country that values the dignity and boundless potential of all Americans.”

-Donald Trump, “Presidential Message on Juneteenth, 2020,” whitehouse.gov, June 19, 2020