U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed he will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon. He made the announcement on Friday, according to infohub.kz.
According to the White House, Vice President JD Vance will attend the ceremony in New York, while other administration officials will travel to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, for a memorial service. This year marks a quarter-century since al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and carried out attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people at three locations, profoundly reshaping U.S. foreign policy and national security.
After returning from Houston on Friday, Trump was asked by reporters why he would not attend the New York ceremony. He replied, "I'm going to the Pentagon." In a social media post, he described 9/11 as "a day to remember the victims, and their beautiful family members."
Last year, Trump participated in the annual Pentagon ceremony, where he recounted moments from the day, including snippets of conversations from passengers aboard the hijacked planes. The president, a New York native, last attended the Ground Zero ceremony in 2024. Vance had planned to be in New York for the anniversary last year but instead flew to Salt Lake City to be with the family of Charlie Kirk after the conservative activist was assassinated.