Why Wasn’t Trump at NYC 9/11 Memorial? His ‘Corrupt’ Claim over Ground Zero Absence Explained
Kristen Holmes said presidents no longer deliver remarks at Ground Zero, and Trump instead spoke at the Pentagon for the 25th anniversary.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon, choosing to deliver remarks rather than attend the ceremony at Ground Zero in New York.
- The National September 11 Memorial and Museum has prohibited politicians from delivering speeches at the annual remembrance ceremony since 2012 to keep the event nonpartisan and focused on victims and families.
- Trump disputed reports that he avoided New York because he was denied a speaking role, claiming he was "99% sure" officials would have permitted him to speak had he requested.
- During a radio interview aired Friday, the president attacked New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, calling her "unattractive" and labeling her reporting on his absence from Ground Zero as "just not true."
- While other former presidents visited New York for the anniversary, Trump has previously delivered speeches at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in 2017 and 2019, maintaining focus on military venues.
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Trump Turns National Tragedy Into Personal Stagecraft
There was a reason organizers of the 9/11 ceremony in Manhattan told President Trump he could not speak at this year’s memorial service.A good one, it turns out.Because in a speech he gave on Tuesday in Washington, he did exactly what they were presumably worried about — he made it about himself.According to The New York Times, Trump had wanted a speaking role at the service, but the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum, which oversees the site…
Trump: If I Had Wanted To Speak At NYC’s 9/11 Event, They Would Have Let Me Because “I Am The President”
“The New York Times, the same ‘Maggot, Maggot Haberman,’ sick. She’s a sick woman. She’s a sick — she’s unattractive, both inside and out. She doesn’t know anything. “I’m sure if I wanted to speak, they would have let me. I’m the president, you know? I mean, to be honest with you, Sid — go … The post Trump: If I Had Wanted To Speak At NYC’s 9/11 Event, They Would Have Let Me Because “I Am The President” appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Trump says he's '99% sure' he could have spoken at ground zero on 9/11
President Trump pushed back on reports that he didn't attend the memorial service to mark the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks because he wasn't allowed to give a speech, saying he's positive that organizers would have let him speak if he wanted to.
For Trump, His Piqued Egomania Overshadows Solemn 9/11 Annniversary
All living former U.S. presidents visited Ground Zero in New York City for the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. President Donald Trump, however, instead choosing to spend the anniversary at the Pentagon, where he could make a speech.CNN's senior White House correspondent, Kristen Holmes, explained that presidents no longer speak at Ground Zero ceremonies."I bring this up because it is rare to hear from a president during one of thes…
Trump Says He’s ‘99% Sure’ If He Wanted to Speak at Ground Zero, ‘They Would Have Let Me’
Trump said he was “99% sure” that if he had wanted to speak at the Ground Zero ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, “they would have let me.” The post Trump Says He’s ‘99% Sure’ If He Wanted to Speak at Ground Zero, ‘They Would Have Let Me’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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