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10. Better late than never?

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:01 PM

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President Donald Trump has not recognized Martin Luther King Jr. Day through official statements, proclamation or activity.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FEDERAL HOLIDAY, 2026
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January 19, 2026 (webpage posted at 5:53:34 PM EST)

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/martin-luther-king-jr-federal-holiday-2026/

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I envy MLK. He never heard of TSF. Sneederbunk Monday #1

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K&R UTUSN Monday #3

Trump is a racist asshole narcissist. TNNurse Monday #5

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His NO Statement Roy Rolling Monday #9

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