Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to New York City after their first presidential debate, putting politics aside and commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Wednesday marks the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Nearly 3,000 people were killed as a result of a group of terrorists who launched coordinated attacks against the United States by hijacking and crashing commercial airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in what became the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States.
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Trump and Harris participated in their first presidential debate on Tuesday night before both traveled to New York City.
President Biden, Harris, Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, attended a 9/11 memorial event at the World Trade Center site, also known as Ground Zero, in lower Manhattan to mark 23 years since the terrorist attacks.
From left: New York Senator Chuck Schumer, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Biden, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former President Trump and Ohio Senator JD Vance pay their respects to the victims of 9/11 at Ground Zero in New York City on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. (Adam Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
President Biden, former President Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris and Ohio Senator JD Vance were seen standing side by side on Wednesday during September 11th Memorial Ceremony at Ground Zero.
Trump and Harris were seen shaking hands Wednesday at Ground Zero ahead of a memorial service for the victims of 9/11.
Following the ceremony, Trump is expected to visit the New York Fire Station, Engine 4, Tower 15 Staircase.
Then you will travel to Shanksville, to the Flight 93 Memorial.
Biden and Harris are also expected to travel to Shanksville for a wreath-laying ceremony at the Flight 93 Memorial.
Biden and Harris will later participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
The Twin Towers in 1994. (Stephan Schulz/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
More than 400 first responders gave their lives on September 11, 2001, including 23 New York City police officers, 37 Port Authority workers, and 343 New York City firefighters.
The 40 passengers and crew on Flight 93, all of whom lost their lives, are believed to have prevented a larger attack by fighting off the terrorists who hijacked the plane. The Shanksville field where the plane crashed is just a 20-minute flight from the U.S. Capitol.
The “Tower of Voices,” part of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on May 26, 2021. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
On August 31, 2021, the Biden-Harris administration withdrew all U.S. military assets from Afghanistan, after having a presence for nearly 20 years following the 9/11 attacks.
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Amid the withdrawal, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and formally announced the formation of their new government. The Taliban government before 9/11 was the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, before the militants were driven out by US-led forces following the attacks.
The September 11 attacks were orchestrated by Al Qaeda while it had the sanctuary of the Taliban.
