New Bill Would Make President Trump’s Birthday A Federal Holiday

A new bill introduced by a Republican lawmaker would make President Trump’s birthday, June 14th, a national holiday.

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) has introduced the “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act.”

The new act would “permanently codify June 14 as a federal holiday called Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day.”

The Continental Congress officially approved the American flag on June 14, 1777, the same day as Trump’s birthday.

Republican introduces bill to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday https://t.co/IlQBFsQTJu

— The Hill (@thehill) February 18, 2025

Per MSNBC:

It might not be the most widely celebrated American holiday, but Flag Day exists. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag, and as such, every June 14, there’s a largely ignored commemoration marking the occasion.

It’s also, coincidentally, Donald Trump’s birthday. Evidently, as HuffPost noted, this gave one of the president’s more sycophantic congressional allies an idea.

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Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) wants President Donald Trump’s birthday to be a federal holiday. On Friday, the New York congresswoman introduced in a news release what she called “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act,” which would “permanently codify” June 14 as a federal holiday called “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day,” according to the release.
In case there are any doubts, this isn’t intended as satire. The New York Republican really did introduce an actual bill, H.R. 1395, which does not yet have any cosponsors, though it seems safe to assume other far-right GOP lawmakers will soon follow suit.

By way of an explanation, Tenney issued a press statement saying that her proposal has merit because, as she put it, “No modern president has been more pivotal for our country than Donald J. Trump. As both our 45th and 47th President, he is the most consequential President in modern American history.” The GOP congresswoman, in apparent seriousness, added that recognizing Trump’s birthday as a federal holiday would “recognize him as the founder of America’s Golden Age.”

NEW: Federal legislation would designate President Donald J. Trump's birthday as a legal public holiday.

HR 1395 was filed by Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-NY. pic.twitter.com/zGVwOFqLj2

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 17, 2025

Per The Hill:

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill Friday that would establish President Trump’s birthday, June 14, as a public holiday.

The Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act proposes the recognition of both Trump’s birthday and Flag Day, celebrated on June 14, as federal public holidays.

“Just as George Washington’s birthday is codified as a federal holiday, President Trump’s birthday should also be celebrated to recognize him as the founder of America’s Golden Age,” Tenney wrote on the social platform X on Monday.

George Washington was born on Feb. 22, but Presidents Day, marking his birthday, is celebrated on the third Monday of February.