Trump Signs Proclamation 11004 Designating January 19 as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday
On January 19, 2026, in Washington, President Donald J. Trump signed Proclamation 11004, designating January 19, 2026, as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, and encouraging all Americans to recommit themselves to Dr. King's dream by engaging in acts of service to others, to their community, and to the nation.
The proclamation honors the noble work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It says the movement Dr. King pioneered beginning in the 1950s reaffirmed the national conviction that every person is endowed by their Creator with rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It recalls August 28, 1963, when Dr. King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington and articulated the truth that the measure of a person is found not in the color of their skin but in the content of their character.
The proclamation says Dr. King's extraordinary resolve ultimately cost him his life. Trump states in it that he is committed to ensuring the country will always be guided by the principles Dr. King defended, and to upholding the truth that rights are not granted by government but endowed by Almighty God. It also notes that last year he ordered the declassification of documents related to Dr. King's assassination, because his family and the American people deserved the truth.
The proclamation closes by honoring the men and women who remain steadfast in their commitment to law, order, liberty, and justice for all. It was signed on January 19, 2026, in the two hundred and fiftieth year of the independence of the United States.
Source: The White House
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