Leading politicians on both sides of the aisle stood together in New York City on Wednesday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were joined by former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH). Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg were also in attendance.
Video of the ceremony shows Bloomberg getting Harris’ attention and appearing to tell her that Trump had arrived before the two opponents shook hands for the second time in the past 12 hours. Trump and Harris showed up for the 9/11 ceremony following their first debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. People in the crowd are heard shouting support for Trump after he arrived at the ceremony.
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, former NYC Mayors Bill de Blasio and Rudy Guiliani, and Trump’s sons, Eric and Don Jr., were also in attendance.
The solemn ceremony remembered the 2,977 Americans who died 23 years ago. Mourners observed a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. ET — when the first hijacked plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center — and another moment of silence at 9:03 a.m. — when the second plane hit the South Tower. Moments of silence will also be held at 9:37 a.m. for when the Pentagon was struck, 9:59 a.m. for when the South Tower collapsed, 10:03 a.m. for when Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and 10:28 a.m. for when the North Tower fell.
During the ceremony, each of the victims’ names is read aloud, and the full ceremony usually lasts until around 12:30 p.m., CBS News reported.
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