President Donald Trump on Tuesday honored the heroes who bravely ran toward the danger during the September 11, 2001, terror attacks as the nation prepares to commemorate the day’s solemn 25th anniversary.
He also used the event near the White House in Washington, DC, to briefly plug some of his own priorities, including arguing for his war with Iran and comparing the danger officers faced during 9/11 to the threat of communism — one of his frequent digs at the Democratic Party ahead of the midterms.
A crowd of first responders from New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania, along with service members, Gold Star families and the families of fallen first responders gathered on the Ellipse, where a 21-foot, 13,900-pound steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center’s South Tower was on display.
“When we see this steel, we’re reminded that no matter what threat or challenge comes our way, America will fight. America will endure, and America will prevail,” the president said.
Trump, a native New Yorker, recalled his own experience that day: “I saw things that I never want to see again.” He described a trip to Ground Zero in the days that followed as “raw.”
