India, Jan. 12 -- President Donald Trump introduced various changes to the holiday schedule in the year 2026, which include the close of free access to national parks during Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and Juneteenth celebrations.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not abolished. The holiday will be observed on Monday, January 19, 2026, as it was scheduled for. It remains among the 11 federally recognized holidays in the United States. A sitting president does not have the legal authority to remove a federal holiday pure and simple. Any change would require a permanent act of Congress, which has not been done. What created the confusion here is an administrative decision rather than eradicating the day itself entirely.

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