Trump calls for fewer holidays urging Americans to work harder after spending 22% of second term golfing

Donald Trump broke his deafening silence on Thursday evening regarding the federal holiday Juneteenth, which celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S., by writing a post on social media calling for fewer non-working federal holidays. The strategically timed complaint comes as a sharp about-face from his previous stance on the holiday , which he publicly praised each year of his first term and once said he himself made "very famous."

The call for fewer federal holidays contrasts with his own behavior while in office, according to one website that tracks the days Trump has spent golfing while serving as president. According to Trump Golf Track, he has spent at least part of 33 days out of his 150 days in office on a golf course, or about 22% of his presidency.

Social media users were quick to call out Trump for his hypocrisy about non-working holidays, with some taking their criticisms further .

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"BREAKING: Trump complains there are too many holidays—on Juneteenth—a holiday he didn’t make but once bragged he made 'very famous' after scheduling a rally on it in Tulsa," one commenter wrote on X. "You can’t make this up: First he tries to take credit for it. Now he’s mad people have the day off. Pick a lane, Donnie."

"The man with a gold-plated toilet thinks you should work more. You’ve taken more vacations than any president in U.S. history. Just say you hate Black holidays like Juneteenth and go," another commenter posted.

"Trump just said on Truth Social that there are too many 'non-working holidays in America.' Not only is he trying to make you work MORE but also he’s taking an apparent dig at Juneteenth. This is coming from the same guy who golfs every weekend. Pathetic," one user said.

Even before it became a federal holiday in 2021 under former President Joe Biden , Trump honored the day in each of his first four years as president. He also sought to attract Black voters in 2020 by promising to establish it as a federal holiday himself if elected.

Despite his claim that he made the holiday famous, however, it had been celebrated by Black Americans for more than a century.

His calls for a reduction in federal holiday on a day meant to honor the end of slavery and acknowledge the continuation of Black struggle in America were criticized for being intentionally racially motivated.

According to Trump Golf Track , Trump visited a Trump Organization property on 428 of the 1,461 days of his first presidential term, which amount to 30% of his time in office. He was also estimated to have played 261 rounds of golf, one every 5.6 days.