Trump to Commemorate 9/11 at Pentagon, Denies Skipping New York Ceremony

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks at the Pentagon. This decision places the presidential commemoration at the site of one of the attacks, where a plane crashed into the military headquarters.

Trump categorically denied reports suggesting he would be absent from the New York memorial event. The anniversary is a solemn occasion, marked by remembrance ceremonies across the nation, particularly at the sites of the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

His office stated that the reason for his presence at the Pentagon was not related to any disputes over speaking arrangements at the New York ceremony, a claim that had circulated in some media reports. The announcement aims to clarify the President's schedule and intentions for observing the significant anniversary.