Where was Donald Trump on September 11, 2001? What he said about that morning as 9/11 marks 25 years

President Donald Trump, a native of New York City, will not attend the ground zero ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks. Instead, he will deliver remarks at the Pentagon. This decision comes as per CNN, with two individuals familiar with the plans sharing this information.

During a speech on the 18th anniversary of the attacks, in 2019, Trump provided a detailed account of his actions and perceptions on that fateful morning. He recalled watching a major business television show and hearing various confusing reports, including the possibility of a boiler fire. Trump's attention was drawn when the coverage shifted to a kitchen explosion in Windows of the World, and he vividly remembered the confusion prevailing at the time.

Trump further detailed his view of the attacks, stating that he watched the second plane crash into the second tower from his building in midtown Manhattan. The distance between his location and the site of the attacks was approximately four miles. He also recounted going to ground zero with his associates to offer assistance, emphasizing that numerous others were simultaneously trying to aid in any way possible.

Throughout his career, Trump has spoken about his whereabouts during the morning of the attacks. In a campaign stop in Columbus, Ohio, in 2015, he claimed to have been in his Manhattan apartment, observing people jumping from the towers. However, during his 2019 Pentagon speech, he provided additional specifics, stating that he could indeed see people jumping from the towers and witnessed the event firsthand.

Moreover, there exists footage of Trump conducting a video interview with a German news station near ground zero just two days after the attacks in 2001. In this interview, he expressed his shock and sorrow, describing the devastation and the human lives needlessly lost. Trump emphasized the resilience of New Yorkers, stating that they would rebuild quickly.