Nobody Had Ever Heard of Juneteenth
Keith Boykin, CNN
Trump: "I made Juneteenth very famous. It’s actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it."
Black people have been celebrating Juneteenth since 1865, but Trump learned about it last week and now he wants to take credit.https://t.co/IBpyCXM1wt
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 18, 2020
Jake Sherman, Politico
TRUMP on Juneteenth to @MichaelCBender : "It’s actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it.”
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) June 18, 2020
Michael C. Bender, Wall Street Journal
New: In Oval Office interview with @WSJ, Trump says there "probably is some" systemic racism in the US, removing Confederate names from bases would further divide the county, and claims credit for popularizing Juneteenth:https://t.co/3WUrthMx0q
More to come…
— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) June 18, 2020
Kyle Griffin, MSNBC
Trump: "I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous. It's actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it."
Aide says Trump WH put out statements on Juneteenth:
"Oh really? We put out a statement?…Ok, ok. Good."https://t.co/SCP0n3FfXe
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 18, 2020
Donald Trump (nee John Barron), White House
…of respect for this Holiday, and in observance of this important occasion and all that it represents. I have therefore decided to move our rally to Saturday, June 20th, in order to honor their requests…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2020
Barack Obama, President of the United States (retired)
(Commenting on Juneteenth prior to President Trump making it famous)
On Juneteenth, we celebrate our capacity to make real the promise of our founding, that thing inside each of us that says America is not yet finished, that compels all of us to fight for justice and equality until this country we love more closely aligns with our highest ideals. pic.twitter.com/2XAKRuRrbG
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 19, 2019
Yes, and nobody heard of D-Day until Trump went to Normandy to attack Democrats. In fact, nobody knew anything until Trump learned about it. Nobody knows more about everything than the Toddler Tyrant.
Yup. Like Dave says.
I bet you didn’t know, because Trump didn’t know until he found out, that the D in D-Day stands for Donald. That’s right, not many people know that. D for Donald. No one used to talk about this, but they talk about it now. They talk about it a lot. A. Lot. It’s Donald Day. Unbelievable, right? Not many people knew this, but they do now. Thanks to Trump. Believe me.
I know that I never heard of it until some people started whining about what Trump said about it.
Thank you for your comment, EWM.
My president’s boast did generate considerable reaction. I haven’t yet detected any whining.
It might be the sounds you interpret as mournful wails are actually laughter of well deserved derision.