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Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slavery

In each of his first four years as president, Trump honored Juneteenth, a day important to Black Americans for marking the end of slavery in the country
But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent. No words about it from his lips, on paper or through his social media site

By AP · 20 June 2025