Biden & Harris to Visit 9/11 Sites, Trump to Hold Competing Events

Biden and Harris to Commemorate 9/11 with Visits to Crash Sites

President Biden and Vice President Harris will visit all three Sept. 11 crash sites on Wednesday, marking the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The White House has confirmed that they will travel to the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, and the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA.

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Trump to Attend Ceremonies in New York and Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump will also be attending ceremonies in New York and visiting the site in Shanksville. This will mark the anniversary of the attacks, according to his campaign.

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Harris' Trip Mirrors Biden's 2021 Visit

Vice President Harris' trip to all three major memorial sites mirrors President Biden's visit in 2021, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Harris spoke at the Pennsylvania commemoration event in 2021, alongside former President George W. Bush, who was in office during the attacks.

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9/11 Remembrance Group Calls for Campaign Activities to Pause

The uneasy intersection of campaign politics and memorializing the deaths of nearly 3,000 people has caused frustration among some remembrance organizations. 9/11 Day, a prominent remembrance organization, has called on the campaigns to pause their activities during the anniversary, but has not heard back from either camp.

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Family Members Express Disappointment Over Trump's Potential Visit

Kerri Kelly, who lost her stepfather in the attacks, has expressed disappointment over a possible visit by Donald Trump to a New York firehouse on Wednesday. She says many family members are outraged and feel like political props for Trump's campaign, and are working to stop him from politicizing their grief.