PresidentDonald Trumpsaid 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 Truth Social post that non-working holidays are costing billions of dollars to keep businesses closed. Private companies are not forced to close on federal holidays like Juneteenth, which commemoratesevents of June 19, 1865,when the last Black people enslaved by the Confederacy were ordered free. Trump has railed against the number of paid holidays for federal workers in the past, while also proclaiming new 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 2025; most federal holidays have been created by legislation passed through Congress. But during his second presidency, Trump has issued other holiday proclamations, which would not be paid holidays, to recognize special days like: Victory Day for World War II- May 8 Victory Day for World War I- Nov. 11 (though that day is already federally recognized as Veterans Day.) Gulf of America Day- Feb. 9 "We already have too many Holidays in America," he wrote in aMay 5 Truth Social postwhen announcing the holidays for WWI and WWII. "There are not enough days left in the year. We were Workers then, and we are Workers now!" What does Juneteenth celebrate?Meaning and origins, explained 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. "I'm not tracking his signature on a proclamation today," she responded. "I know this is a federal holiday." As of June 20, no Juneteenth proclamation has been released from the White House. Trump has previously honored Juneteenth, includingin his first term as president. But Trumpcreated controversyin 2020 after scheduling his first rally since COVID-19 lockdowns in Tulsa, Oklahoma – the site of one of the worst massacres of Black Americans in the country's history – on Juneteenth. He later changed the date of the event. Former PresidentJoe Biden. It has long been celebrated by Black Americans, but it rose to national prominence in 2020 amid protests against racial inequities, sparked in part by the police killings ofBreonna TaylorandGeorge Floyd. It was officiallyrecognized as a federal holiday by then-President Joe Bidenin 2021. Juneteenth commemorates theevents of June 19, 1865,when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free following the arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas. The day has also been calledFreedom Day, Emancipation Day and Black Fourth of July. According to theU.S. Office of Personnel Management, here is the full list of U.S. federal holidays in 2025: Jan. 1, Wednesday: New Year's Day Jan. 20, Monday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day; coincidentally, that date was Inauguration Day, Trump's second as the 47th president of the United States Feb. 17, Monday: Washington's Birthday, celebrating George Washington and days after Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Many state and local governments designate it as Presidents Day. May 26, Monday: Memorial Day June 19, Thursday: Juneteenth July 4, Friday: Independence Day or July Fourth Sept. 1, Monday: Labor Day Oct. 13, Monday: Columbus Day Nov. 11, Tuesday: Veterans Day Nov. 27, Thursday: Thanksgiving Day Dec. 25, Thursday: Christmas Day Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, Saman Shafiq,Melina Khan, Jessica Guynn, Cheryl McCloud, C.A. Bridges; USA TODAY Network Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @kinseycrowley.bsky.social. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Trump Juneteenth acknowledgement? He has declared these new holidays