President Biden will spend 9/11 far from the sites of the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 2,977 Americans 22 years ago, instead opting to send his second in command to Ground Zero on Monday.
Vice President Kamala Harris stood between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams at a ceremony honoring victims of the 2001 attacks in Lower Manhattan, as Biden returned from Asia with plans to commemorate the tragedy later in the day. at a military base in Alaska.
Harris smiled during an animated conversation with Hochul and stayed for about an hour before catching her flight back to Washington, while family members continued reading aloud the names of the victims at the National 9/11 Memorial Plaza.
The mayor and vice president, by contrast, did not appear to engage in much talk, after Adams repeatedly criticized the White House’s handling of the immigration crisis that is straining the city’s resources.
Hochul and Harris were all smiles despite Biden’s recent snub toward the Democratic governor, who was not granted a meeting with him when he visited the White House on Aug. 30 to discuss the rising tide of people crossing the border.
President Biden will become the first commander in chief to spend 9/11 far from the sites of the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 2,977 Americans 22 years ago, opting instead to send his vice president to New York City .REUTERS
Biden, 80, left Vietnam on Monday morning, but will not reach the sites where hijackers crashed planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon in northern Virginia or the site where the flight crashed. United Airlines 93 in a field near Shanksville. , dad.
Instead, the president will deliver remarks to service members, first responders and their families at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, which is normally used as a refueling stop for Air Force One on its return trips.
While Harris went to Ground Zero, first lady Jill Biden was sent to the Pentagon memorial, while Harris’ husband, Douglas Emhoff, traveled to Shanksville. Harris had been announced as Biden’s replacement for the Lower Manhattan ceremony on August 30.
Earlier Monday, Biden visited the John Sidney McCain III Memorial in Hanoi to honor the late U.S. senator and Vietnam War veteran and exchanged a challenge coin with a U.S. service member while there.
His staff also placed a 9/11 memorial installation on the north portico of the Executive Mansion early Monday, but there is no ceremony scheduled for the president when he returns to DC this afternoon.
Earlier in the day, Biden visited the John Sidney McCain III Memorial in Hanoi to honor the late U.S. senator and war veteran and exchanged a challenge coin with a U.S. service member while there. AFP via Getty Images
While in office, former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump typically held memorial services at one of the three crash sites.
As an exception, Obama addressed U.S. troops from Fort Meade in Maryland in 2015 after leading a moment of silence on the White House lawn.
Harris, 58, joined the commemoration at the former World Trade Center along with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D -NY) and the former mayor of the Big Apple, Michael Bloomberg.
2024 Republican presidential candidates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy also traveled to meet with families of 9/11 victims in New York.
Vice President Kamala Harris (center, flanked by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul) flew Air Force Two to the Big Apple on Monday to honor victims of the attacks of Al Qaeda on September 11, 2001 on Ground. Zero, as Biden plans to commemorate the day at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska.REUTERS
Republican presidential candidates Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy are also expected to meet with families of 9/11 victims in New York.REUTERS
Former Vice President Mike Pence participated in a commemorative event during the election campaign in Ankeny, Iowa.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who trails all three Republican candidates in most national polls, spoke at a barbecue in New Hampshire hosted by former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown.
“No one who experienced the horror of the terrorist attacks of September 11 will ever forget the agony and anguish of that terrible day. It was a terrible day,” Republican Party favorite and former President Donald Trump said in a video posted to his Truth Social account.
Biden left Vietnam on Monday morning, but he won’t reach the sites where hijackers crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., or the field where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville. , Pennsylvania.Paul Martinka
“We will say a prayer for each of the beautiful families left behind, whose pain is beyond comprehension,” he added, while honoring the memory of firefighters, police officers, Port Authority employees, service members military and first responders who “gave their lives.” in the line of duty.”
“God bless the memory of all those who perished in the attacks of September 11,” concluded Trump, 77 years old. “We will never, ever forget it.”
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani also appeared on a podcast released Monday morning to share his memories of the day and shared a statement through his spokesperson.
While in office, former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump held memorial services at the venues or in the executive mansion.REUTERS
The president’s staff also placed a 9/11 memorial installation on the north portico of the Executive Mansion early Monday, but there is no ceremony scheduled for the president when he returns to DC later tonight.REUTERS
Harris, 58, joined a commemoration ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum located on the former site of the World Trade Center, along with New York City Mayor Eric Adams.REUTERS
“Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s leadership on September 11, 2001 saved lives and comforted the entire nation,” said Ted Goodman. “He reassured an anxious country and helped us find our way through an unimaginable tragedy. “Mayor Giuliani is focused on remembering those we lost and honoring the brave heroes who sacrifice their lives so others may live.”
Biden traveled to India last Thursday for the G20 summit in New Delhi without Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, before stopping in Hanoi.
“I tell you what, I don’t know about you, but I’m going to bed,” he joked while answering questions from journalists, several of which he evaded before being entertained by the sounds of jazz music.
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