We regret to inform you that Joy Reid is weighing in on the Fourth of July, and it’s exactly what you think.
The 250th anniversary of America’s independence is rapidly approaching and while most people are gearing up to celebrate, there’s always one wet blanket who has to ruin the good vibes. Reid hopped online to declare that this year’s festivities will not feature her or her black friends, making sure to throw in that she believes it’s a “slaveholder” celebration anyway.
Watch:
Joy Reid: “Nobody black I know is really excited about the 4th of July.”
“It is the celebration of slaveholders who freed themselves from having to pay taxes to the Crown for their slave empire.”
Reid was considered a ‘mainstream media’ personality for years. pic.twitter.com/XCjHc82Tt6
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 21, 2026
“In many ways, and with apologies to my spicy white friends, because I know that my white brothers and sisters do love a Fourth of July. It is Independence Day, everybody’s barbecueing, it’s a thing,” she said. “I can promise you, black folks, we will take that day off. We will barbecue because we off. But black people- Nobody black I know is really excited about the 4th of July, because it is exactly what Frederick Douglass said it is, it is the celebration of slaveholders who freed themselves from having to pay taxes to the Crown for their slave empire. And that is what it is.”
But that wasn’t all:
Joy Reid: Juneteenth is the “real” Independence Day.
“Juneteenth to me is the real thing that the 4th of July is.”
Loathes the country. Absolutely loathes it. https://t.co/NL86Pm8H3i pic.twitter.com/wyfGyXl8CC
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 22, 2026
X users had a lot to say about Reid’s take:
That’s because Joy Reid probably loves in an echo chamber bubble of far left radicals who hate America.
— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) June 21, 2026
This is why Joy got kicked off the Television. She’s absolutely pathetic!
I bet most of the negative comments from this post are Not the “spicy white” folks!— Jill (@Jillcypfedeli) June 22, 2026
Anyone who isn’t excited about July 4th should leave. Go find a country you can love.
— FreedomHealth (@LaughlandMorgan) June 21, 2026
Dang her circle must be tiny. I can see why. People tend to avoid those with a toxic narcissistic personality disorder.
— BobSn (@simps1b) June 21, 2026
If Joy Reid and her followers stay home July 4th the holiday will be safer and more fun for everyone else.
Fact
— SMHonk (@SMHonk1983) June 21, 2026
