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Trump skips joining Biden, other former presidents at official 9/11 memorial ceremonies

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-09-12 08:05

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Former US President Barack Obama (1st L, C), his wife Michelle Obama (2nd L, C), US President Joe Biden (3rd L, C) and his wife Jill Biden (4th L, C) attend a commemoration ceremony of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the United States, on Sept 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

WASHINGTON - Former US President Donald Trump was absent at official 9/11 memorial ceremonies in New York City and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton all attended a somber ceremony Saturday morning at the National September 11 Memorial where the World Trade Center towers fell two decades ago.

Biden traveled next to the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville to attend a wreath-laying ceremony. Earlier, former President George W. Bush and Vice President Kamala Harris both spoke at the memorial.

Trump, instead of appearing at the ceremonies, traveled several blocks from his Trump Tower building in Manhattan to the 17th police precinct and the neighboring fire station in NYC.

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Trump skips joining Biden, other former presidents at official 9/11 memorial ceremonies

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