New York is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center and claimed the lives of 2,977 people, while President Donald Trump is expected to honour the victims at the Pentagon.
One World Trade Centre stands in New York City, on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Ryan MURPHY / AFP)
New York marks the 25th anniversary of the devastating September 11, 2001 attacks on Friday, with a ceremony marked by US President Donald Trump’s absence and right-wing outrage at the attendance of the city’s first Muslim mayor.
Trump will pay his respects at the Pentagon, not New York, where hijacked planes destroyed the World Trade Center and killed most of the 2,977 total victims on that world-altering day.
Vice President JD Vance and Trump’s four living predecessors — Republican George W. Bush, who was in office during the attacks, and Democrats Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — are all expected at the “Ground Zero” site in lower Manhattan.
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