A Juneteenth reminder of Trump’s love for the slavery-defending Confederacy
Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, became a federal holiday in 2021 under then-President Joe Biden. Before that, the holiday was informally celebrated around the country as a way to celebrate liberation from what is commonly referred to as America’s “original sin.”
But the current occupant of the White House has a track record of expressing sympathy and solidarity not with the pro-American Union forces who won the war. Instead, Donald Trump has aligned...