Presidents Biden, Obama, And Clinton Join Together At Ground Zero To Mark 9/11 — Trump Will Visit Solo Later
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden returned to Lower Manhattan this Saturday, surrounded by families of the victims who came out to remember their loved ones who perished.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 11: (L-R) Former President Bill Clinton, former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2021 in New York City. During the ceremony six moments of silence were held, marking when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck and fell and the times corresponding to the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93. The nation is marking the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The President was also joined by former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and former First Ladies Michelle Obama and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. A moment of silence was held at 8:46 AM, the time that American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The second moment of silence was held at 9:03 AM, when United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the building. The final moment of silence happened at 9:37 AM, when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 11: People embrace during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2021 in New York City. During the ceremony, six moments of silence were held, marking when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck and fell and the times corresponding to the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93. The nation is marking the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
President Biden said in a tweet, “Twenty years ago, nearly 3,000 lives were cut short by an unspeakable act of cowardice and hatred on 9/11. As a nation, we must never forget those we lost during one of the darkest moments in our history and the enduring pain of their families and loved ones.” Former President Obama added, “Today we honor the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who died on September 11, 2001, and the heroes who have always run towards danger to do what’s right. Let’s never forget that day, and let’s never take them for granted.” According to the Daily Mail, former President Donald Trump said on Fox News on Friday that he will travel to Ground Zero to mark the attacks’ 20th anniversary. He is expected to arrive solo later today.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 11: A person touches the name of a victim on the 9/11 Memorial during a ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum commemorating the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2021 in New York City. The nation is marking the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA, and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Mike Segar-Pool/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, former President George W. Bush, who was commander in chief during the 2001 terrorist attacks, is expected to deliver keynote remarks on Saturday morning at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, USA Today reports.
