Trump’s post did not mention Juneteenth by name, but the Truth Social post was made on June 19, which marks the day in 1865 when word finally reached the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas that they were free — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed.

Black communities have celebrated Juneteenth for more than 150 years. But it gained increased national prominence in the wake of the racial reckoning sparked by George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police in 2020.

President Donald Trump says he will make a decision on striking Iran within two weeks as he waits on possible negotiations, the White House says.

President Donald Trump said he was still considering a U.S. military strike on Iran’s nuclear sites. “I may do it. I may not do it,” he said. “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.” The Morning Joe panel discusses.

The prospect of a U.S. strike against Iran has exposed divisions in the coalition of supporters that brought President Donald Trump to power, with some of his base urging him not to get the country involved in a new Middle East war.