President Donald Trump , a native New Yorker , will skip the ground zero ceremony for the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks and will instead mark the day with remarks at the Pentagon , according to two people briefed on the plans, as per CNN .
But where was Trump when the attacks happened in 2001? 11 terror attacks during a speech at the Pentagon on the 18th anniversary, on September 11, 2019, as per ABC News .
Here is what he has said about that morning. President Donald Trump shared the most detailed account of his actions on the morning of the Sept.
During a campaign stop in Columbus, Ohio, in November 2015, Trump said he was in his Manhattan apartment. But in his 2019 Pentagon speech, he went further and said he could see people jumping from the towers, as per ABC News.
He said he “vividly” remembers first hearing the news in 2001. Trump said, “I was sitting at home watching a major business television show early that morning. Trump said his view of the attacks was shaped not just by news coverage, but by what he saw with his own eyes. He said, “I was looking out from a building in midtown Manhattan directly at the World Trade Center when I saw a second plane, at a tremendous speed, go into the second tower. He also said, “Soon after, I went down to ground zero with men who worked for me to try to help in any little way that we could.
Jack Welch, the legendary head of General Electric, was about to be interviewed when all of the sudden they cut away. At first there were different reports. ‘It was a boiler fire. But I knew that boilers aren’t at the top of a building. ‘It was a kitchen explosion in Windows of the World. Nobody really knew what happened. There was great confusion. We were not alone. So many others were scattered around trying to do the same, they were all trying to help. Trump has spoken about his whereabouts on the morning of the attacks in the past too.
