Did the White House call Martin Luther King Jr's birthday and Juneteenth "made up holidays?" No, that's not true: A parody account posted the meme that mimicked the format and design of White House message. The administration did remove MLK Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of days visitors can access National Parks for free in November 2025, but the Trump Administration did not post a message saying those two days are "made up holidays."
The claim appeared in a December 9, 2025 post on X.com account @TheRealThelmaJ1 (archived here). It opened with the caption:
Shamefull
This is what the image in the X.com post looked like at the time of writing:
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot of X.com/TheRealThelmaJ1.)
The text read:
For too long Americans have had to suffer with the made up holidays known as "Martin Luther King Day" and "Juneteenth." That's why President Trump has removed these as free admission days from the National Park Calendar and he has directed the park service to raise the "usual rate" by five dollars on those dates.
The money will be used to help put the 10 Commandments in schools where they belong!
Delivering for America!
The bio of the account that posted the message states it is a parody account, as this screenshot shows:
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot of X.com/TheRealThelmaJ1.)
