Trump Honors 9/11 Victims at Ellipse Event
President Donald Trump honored the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks at an event on the Ellipse, vowing to 'never forget' and paying tribute to two heroes, Jeffrey Palazzo and Welles Crowther. The event featured a steel beam from the World Trade Center's South Tower and marked the beginning of a week of commemorations culminating in events on Friday.
Consensus
- President Donald Trump honored the victims of the September 9, 2001 attacks on Tuesday.
- The event took place on the Ellipse outside the White House.
- A 21-foot, nearly 17,010-pound steel beam from the South Tower of the World Trade Center was displayed at the event.
- The steel beam had traveled across the country as part of the Steel Across America Tour.
- The event was spearheaded by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
- Trump vowed to 'never forget' the attacks.
- Trump referenced the Sept. 11 attacks as a historical dividing point in time.
- Trump made a political remark warning of people turning 'communistic way'.
- Trump paid tribute to Jeffrey Palazzo, a New York City firefighter and Coast Guard reservist.
- Trump paid tribute to Welles Crowther, a man known as the 'man in the red bandanna' who rescued people during the attacks.
- Trump announced that the U.S. Coast Guard would commission a new fast-response cutter in honor of Jeffrey Palazzo.
- Trump awarded Welles Crowther the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously.
Points of divergence
- Crowther's mother, Alison, and sister Paige, accepted the award. — pbs
- Crowther's mother, Alison, and sister Paig, accepted the award. — abcnews
Coverage (2 sources)
- WATCH: Trump remembers 9/11 victims and heroes at Steel Across America anniversary event — PBS NewsHour
- Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to 'never forget' — ABC News