Posted on 09/25/2020 5:35:28 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
President Donald Trump made a series of promises at a campaign event in Atlanta on Friday in a bid to woo Black voters, including establishing Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of U.S. slavery, as a federal holiday.
Trump, who announced the promises less than 40 days before the November presidential election, also pledged to designate two groups as terrorist organizations: the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan and the amorphous movement known as antifa that opposes fascism. He also promised to increase access to capital in Black communities, create more jobs, support Black-owned businesses and expanding opportunity zones.
Trump said he "will always put Americans first and that includes very, very importantly Black Americans." He spoke at an event in Atlanta, a majority-Black city and the largest in Georgia, a state that could come into play in the Nov. 3 election.
The speech and a fact sheet provided by Trump's campaign did not spell out how Trump would make good on his promises.
Only Congress has the power to create a federal holiday, but Trump could help introduce a measure for lawmakers to pass.
Calls to make Juneteenth, June 19, a federal holiday grew louder this summer as Black Lives Matter protests swept through the country and many organizations gave their workers the day off. The day is already recognized by 47 states and the District of Columbia. It marks when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and shared the news that slavery was abolished.
Hawaii, North Dakota and South Dakota do not have a holiday or other official observance of Juneteenth.
Trump is trailinng Democratic opponent Joe Biden in national polling. He won Georgia in 2016, but his lead over Biden in the state has recently narrowed, with a New York Times poll this week showing the candidates in a...
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OK with me...Sounds like a good thing to do.
Bad move, caving to the rioters and Marxists. Their demands will never stop so long as they keep winning.
Juneteenth is specifically a Texas holiday. Isn’t there a more generic one?
Are we required to eat fried chicken and watermelon?
Not a racial thing, those are just great summer foods and June IS in Summer.
Dude, what?
Bad move. If done, take away Martin Luther King holiday and give us back Washington’s Birthday holiday. Why should blacks get two holidays when we have none for Asians or whites?
I’m not with him on this. Before this year, most blacks didn’t even know what Juneteenth was.
Ditto.
If blacks want to celebrate a holiday, it’s ok with me. If they want to put up a statue next to one that already exists, it’s ok with me. Just understand that the other side of history exists and we will be in a better place.
He needs to win in 2020. Whatever it takes I am fine with it.
OK with me...it’s my FR Anniversary Day too. LOL.
End of slavery is good thing to commemorate.
I’m guessing that the only place watermelon would be in season in June is Florida?
We could make the date of Lee’’s surrender a holiday instead.
“Isn’t there a more generic one?”
Maybe he could create a federal holiday for Martin Luther King!
its flat out stupid....
Well, I guess you could argue “Presidents Day” is 44/45 white.
I see watermelon sold a LOT in June in all the many states I have been in
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