Trump doesn't acknowledge Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

In a break from past presidential traditions, including his own first term, President Donald Trump has not recognized Jan. 19 2026 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day through any official statement, proclamation or activity.

The federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader's work against end segregation and racism falls on the third Monday of January.

Trump spent the day at his Mar-a-Lago estate. He is scheduled to attend the National College Football Championship in Miami in the evening.

The White House did not immediately respond when asked on Jan. 19 whether Trump planned to acknowledge the day, or King's legacy.

What a shmuck.
 
a painting of a man in a suit standing on top of a mountain
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a book on it that says she 's time of losing's time of losing
A simple "yes sir, Mr. Crepitus Sir" would have sufficed.
 
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