Utah's Juneteenth celebrations concluded June 28 with a reconciliation vigil, focused on healing and remembering the ongoing journey toward equality and equity.

WATCH: Juneteenth celebrated in Utah with community events and reflection Fifteen-year-old Larenz Jordan attends Westfield High School and is actively working to make his school more inclusive.

President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On this year's Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the president kept silent.

Trump's 2025 Truth Social post did not mention Juneteenth. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked by reporters earlier in the day whether Trump was expected to commemorate Juneteenth.

As Americans observe Juneteenth, Trump lamented the cost of "non-working holidays" in a Truth Social post on Thursday, claiming that there "too many" of the holidays.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. has "too many non-working holidays," but he hasn't shied away from other holiday proclamations. In an apparent critique of Juneteenth, Trump said in a June 19 ...

Having written a column earlier this week about the ambivalent status of the federal Juneteenth holiday in the wake of the second Trump administration’s assault on race-conscious anti ...

In an apparent critique of Juneteenth, Trump said in a June 19 Truth Social post that non-working holidays are costing billions of dollars to keep businesses closed. Private companies are not ...

Trump says 'too many non-working holidays' Trump's post on Juneteenth criticized the number of federal holidays, which most federal workers have as paid holidays. There are 12 federal holidays in ...