How did Joe and Don spend Juneteenth?
Speaking from a church founded by former slaves in 1848, President Biden on Thursday marked Juneteenth with a pointed rebuke of what he called “efforts to erase history.”
“We need to be honest about our history—especially in the face of ongoing efforts to erase it,” Biden said during his remarks in Galveston, Texas, the birthplace of the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S.
Biden also took a swipe at President Trump’s decision to restore the names of military installations that honored Confederate generals.
“I played a role in changing names of all those military camps with names tied to slavery,” Biden said. “What are they doing now? Reinstating those names.”
“Folks, darkness can hide much but can erase nothing, and only with truth can come justice and healing,” he added.
“Democrats and Republicans came together in overwhelming numbers memorialize this profound moment in American history,” Biden recalled late Thursday. “The events of Juneteenth are of monumental importance to the American story.”
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Former President Joe Biden attended a Juneteenth Emancipation service in Galveston, Texas on Thursday where he talked about preserving history, touching on the topic of school teachings.
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Meanwhile, President Trump hit TRUTH Social to take a shot at Juneteenth.
“Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed,” the president wrote in a TRUTH Social post.
“The workers don’t want it either,” he added.
“Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
