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President Trump will skip the 25th-anniversary September 11th ceremony in New York City to deliver a speech at the Pentagon

The administration announced that President Trump will not attend the 25th-anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City. Instead, President Trump will travel to the Pentagon to deliver a speech, as the National September 11 Memorial and Museum have barred political leaders from making speeches for over a decade to maintain a nonpartisan atmosphere. Vice President JD Vance will represent the administration in New York City, where he will join former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. President Trump, a native of Queens, has a history of attending the New York ceremonies in some years, but often chose to honor the victims at the Pentagon or the Flight 93 National Memorial. White House officials noted that President Trump will honor the victims of the terror attacks and the brave first responders. The decision to sent Vice President JD Vance to New York City allows President Trump to deliver a formal address at the Pentagon, which was also a site of the September 11th attacks.

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