From the BBC:
“US commemorates 19th
anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks”
Rivals for the White House
displayed a moment of unity as the US marks the 19th anniversary of the 11
September 2001 terrorist attacks on Friday. Democratic presidential nominee Joe
Biden greeted Vice-President Mike Pence at the Ground Zero memorial in New
York, where each attended ceremonies. Mr Biden will travel to Shanksville,
Pennsylvania - the site of the Flight 93 memorial - later to deliver remarks. President
Donald Trump spoke there earlier. Though both 2020 candidates will speak in the
same place, their schedules will not overlap, ensuring that Mr Biden and Mr
Trump will not cross paths.
How is President Trump marking
the anniversary? Joined by First
Lady Melania Trump, Mr Trump attended a morning service at the Shanksville
memorial, where Flight 93 crashed after its 40 passengers and crew prevented
hijackers from reaching the US Capitol building. To the family members
of Flight 93: today every heartbeat in America is wedded to yours," Mr
Trump said. "Your pain and anguish is the shared grief of our whole
nation." "The memory of your treasured loved ones will inspire
America for all time to come. The heroes of flight 93 are an everlasting
reminder that no matter the danger, no matter the threat, no matter the odds,
America will always rise up, stand tall and fight back." Before his
Shanksville visit, Mr Trump paid a brief visit to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to
greet members of the state Army National Guard. Mr Trump spoke with
three officers about local military and thanked them for their service, the
Tribune-Democrat newspaper reported. Although both Mr Trump and Mr Biden
will refrain from overt campaigning, the visits are being watched with close
political scrutiny, as Pennsylvania is seen as a key battleground state to win
in the November election. Mr Trump narrowly beat Hillary Clinton in the state
in 2016.
Where is Biden? Mr Biden and his wife, Jill, attended a
memorial service and commemoration ceremony at the 9/11 museum in New York
City, where, in 2001, attackers flew hijacked planes into the World Trade
Center. They will travel to Shanksville later in the afternoon to visit
the same memorial as Mr Trump. Mr Biden told reporters on Friday he
would not talk about anything other than 9/11 and that his campaign had
withdrawn political adverts from airing on television. "We took all
our advertising down, it's a solemn day, and that's how we're going to keep
it," he said. Mr Biden
greeted Mr Pence at the World Trade Center site in New York earlier in the day,
and the pair touched elbows in lieu of a handshake to observe protocols aimed
at preventing the spread of coronavirus.
^ The two Politicians are clearly
only trying to upstage each other instead of honoring the men and women who
died. ^
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