Memorial tributes flood in today as the nation remembers the harrowing 9/11 attacks from twenty five years ago.
On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four passenger planes, flying two of them into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Passengers and crew on the fourth plane fought back against the hijackers and crashed the aircraft into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
At least 2,977 died as a result.
This week, New York City honored the victims of the tragic attacks by recreating the Twin Towers with 2,977 illuminated drones.
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The memorial was developed in collaboration with survivors, victims’ family members and first responders to the scene.
President Trump delivered a speech on Tuesday honoring first responders at the White House at the time of the attacks.
He recounted a story about how he headed to Ground Zero shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and claimed he was pulled from an unstable building by firefighters.
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania listen to the national anthem at the Pentagon
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump listen to the national anthem during the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighters meet next to the reflecting pools at the 9/11 Memorial
US politicians come together to honor the fallen
Joe Biden, Laura Bush, George Bush, Michael Bloomberg, JD Vance, US Coast Guard member Matthew Palazzo and Rudy Giuliani honor lives lost during the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center at the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum today.
Joe and Jill Biden in attendance at 9/11 memorial ceremony
Former first lady Jill Biden and former Democratic president Joe Biden look solemn during the September 11 memorial service.
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Former US President George W Bush speaks with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during the memorial service
Bush was in office at the time the attacks happened in 2001.
Former Democratic presidents seen paying their respects
Charles Schumer, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama were all seen paying their respects at the US marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Barack and Michelle Obama arrive at NYC’s commemorative memorial service for the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
On 9/11, as America was under attack, the order came: Get every goddamn plane out of the sky. Thirty-eight landed at an obscure airport in Newfoundland. What followed was humanity at its best…
On September 11, 2001, Virgin Airlines flight 75 from Manchester to Orlando, Florida, was taking a very special group of passengers across the Atlantic. Ninety of them were terminally ill children who were fulfilling a lifetime ambition to visit Disney World through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
When they touched down however, the youngsters would have been shocked to look out of their windows and find not Mickey and Minnie waiting to greet them but a squad of grim-faced police surrounding the plane. The officers were taking no chances over who might be on board.
That day – 25 years ago – the Virgin aircraft was the first of 38 packed passenger jets to land at the remote airport of Gander in Newfoundland, Canada, as I did this week.
First responders and mourners arrive at the 9/11 memorial before a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the attacks
Trump lashes out over claim he made up 9/11 rescue story: ‘She’s unattractive inside and out’
Donald Trump is lashing out at critics, saying a personal tale he told about his own experience after 9/11 at Ground Zero is ‘fake.’
The President delivered a speech on Tuesday honoring first responders at the White House. He recounted a story about how he headed to Ground Zero shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and claimed he was pulled from an unstable building by firefighters.
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Critics like California Governor Gavin Newsom quickly labeled the story a ‘lie,’ Rachel Maddow said his story was ‘dubious’ and many online claimed that Trump faked the story.
Trump then took to Truth Social to blast that narrative, and specifically New York Magazine, which published a story claiming that the President told a ‘weird lie about where he was on 9/11.’
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