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25th anniversary of 9/11: Donald Trump refuses to attend a memorial at Ground Zero
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25th anniversary of 9/11: Donald Trump refuses to attend a memorial at Ground Zero

On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, U.S. President Donald Trump has decided not to attend the memorial ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City. Instead, he plans to visit the Pentagon. This decision comes after reports suggested he had initially planned to give a speech at the event, though he denied these claims on his social media platform, Truth Social, calling them fabricated. Vice President JD Vance is expected to represent the administration at the ceremony. The annual event honors the nearly 3,000 victims of the attacks, during which Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four planes, two of which were crashed into the World Trade Center towers, one into the Pentagon, and the fourth in Pennsylvania.

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25th anniversary of 9/11: Donald Trump refuses to attend a memorial at Ground Zero

On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, U.S. President Donald Trump has decided not to attend the memorial ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City. Instead, he plans to visit the Pentagon. This decision comes after reports suggested he had initially planned to give a speech at the event, though he denied these claims on his social media platform, Truth Social, calling them fabricated. Vice President JD Vance is expected to represent the administration at the ceremony. The annual event honors the nearly 3,000 victims of the attacks, during which Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four planes, two of which were crashed into the World Trade Center towers, one into the Pentagon, and the fourth in Pennsylvania.

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