Trump pledges to make Juneteenth federal holiday in bid for black voters

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ATLANTA (REUTERS) - President Donald Trump made a series of promises at a campaign event in Atlanta on Friday (Sept 25) in a bid to woo black voters, including establishing Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of US slavery, as a federal holiday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ATLANTA - 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 US slavery, as a federal holiday.

Trump said he"will always put Americans first and that includes very, very importantly black Americans." Only Congress has the power to create a federal holiday, but Trump could help introduce a measure for lawmakers to pass.

 

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