'Fake Leftist Holiday': MAGA Is Not Taking Juneteenth Well

By Conover Kennard — June 19, 2023

Every American should celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Imagine being enslaved without knowing President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed you. That happened to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, until Major General Gordon Granger proclaimed their freedom in Texas on June 19, 1865. Today is a celebration of freedom -- unless you're a Trump supporter. I wonder why that is.

The President released two tweets to honor the holiday.

Making Juneteenth a federal holiday wasn’t just a symbolic gesture. It was a statement of fact for this country to acknowledge the original sin of slavery.

To honor the true meaning of Juneteenth, we are continuing the charge forward to redeem the soul of America. pic.twitter.com/2dq58Alw9e

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 19, 2023

This alleged human is misinformed. Robert Byrd repented and spent the rest of his life advocating civil rights. The NAACP mourned his death.

Ohhhh joe Biden, there you go race baiting again I know you have forgotten because you don’t know what day of the week it is, it’s Monday https://t.co/nTym8Aao9B pic.twitter.com/r6NYGHboBJ

— magasian mulan (@NipVineet) June 19, 2023

Juneteenth (a fake, Federal holiday) follows Father's Day. The irony.

— Licensed Frenologist (@fren_fren_fren) June 15, 2023

I can't imagine:

How come the only holidays I’ve ever heard Republicans criticize as “fake holidays” are Juneteenth and Kwanzaa?

Gee whatever could the reason be?? 🤔🤔🤷🏼‍♂️ https://t.co/YtkQkmGijf

— Steven Cenname (@StevenCenname) June 19, 2023

They closed our DMV for Junetheenth on the 17th of June because they are already closed on Monday!!! FJB Let’s g Brandon!!! Fuck Juneteenth fake racist bullshit!

— Dan Man (@DanMan9595) June 18, 2023

The most pointless day.

— OnMyMind (@thoughtsofavet) June 19, 2023

It's not a fake holiday.

@TuckerCarlson Juneteenth is like Kwanza - it’s a fake holiday. If someone wants to celebrate it - fine, but don’t force it on the rest of us.

— DavidL0517 (@DDL1964) June 14, 2023

This account didn’t even send a tweet out for Father’s Day but we get a full video for the fake virtue signaling holiday https://t.co/MvNCN5rcmf

— Brendon Leslie (@BrendonLeslie) June 19, 2023

Fake holiday

— I Am Me (@DeSan_TouchThis) June 19, 2023

Juneteenth is a fake leftist holiday meant to divide the country and it appeared out of nowhere. Total top down astro turf from commie central. It’s worse than Kwanza.

— Odin’s Lament (@odinslament) June 18, 2023

Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk called Juneteenth "Pagan garbage."

This:

And this is what it has always boiled down to. Too many white people do not see ending Slavery as something that was done because it was wrong to begin with. They demand Black gratitude. 1/https://t.co/hELeC47zMH

— Portia ♍️ 🐳McGonagal portiamcgonagal1619 on Insta (@PortiaMcGonagal) June 19, 2023

On June 19, 1865, 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, to announce that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free by executive decree. It's not a "fake holiday." Trump supporters might hate the celebration of freedom, and they may hate Black people, but it's an authentic holiday.

Happy Juneteenth, y'all!