Trump Order Gives Federal Employees a Day Off for Christmas Eve

President Donald Trump makes the thumbs up sign as he exits a motorcade to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy football game. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

President Donald Trump issued an executive order this week giving federal employees a day off on Christmas Eve, or Dec. 24.

“All executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, the day before Christmas Day,” Trump wrote.