![]() ![]() ![]() Bush, who was president when the 9/11 attacks unfolded, said that today's disunity made him feel "worried" about the future of the United States. "In the weeks and months following the 9/11 attacks, I was proud to lead an amazing, resilient, united people," Bush said in Pennsylvania. With the defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, and Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, they walked together to study dark plaques engraved with the names of the dead.9/11 survivor recalls attack on World Trade Center George Bush denounces US disunity Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, joined the Bidens for a final wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon just after 4pm. It is essential to our shared prosperity, our national security and to our standing in the world.” We were reminded, also, that unity is imperative in America. The core of who we are is not divided.”Įarlier at Shanksville, Vice-President Kamala Harris struck a similar chord when she toured the memorial and told a gathering: “On the days that followed September 11, 2001, we were all reminded that unity is possible in America. The president also visited a local fire station and spoke with reporters, defending his Afghanistan policy and commenting: “I thought that President Bush made a really good speech today, a genuinely good speech about who we are. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Lloyd Austin and others attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial. That leaves us worried about our nation and our future together.”Īt Shanksville, the Bidens laid a wreath of red and white roses at the memorial and walked the length of a wall where names of victims are etched and into a field, then towards a boulder that marks where United 93 crashed. So much of our politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear and resentment. In what was effectively a rebuke to fellow Republican Trump and his brand of nativist-populist politics, the 43rd president continued: “A malign force seems at work in our common life that turns every disagreement into an argument, and every argument into a clash of cultures. “But in their disdain for pluralism, in their disregard for human life, in their determination to defile national symbols, they are children of the same foul spirit and it is our continuing duty to confront them.” There’s little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home,” he said. “We have seen growing evidence that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders but from violence that gathers within. In his speech Bush lamented America’s current political turmoil and attacked those who threatened – or carried out – violence at home. At 10.03am, the names of the passengers and crew members, who were all killed, were read out. George W Bush, who launched the retaliatory war in Afghanistan in 2001, spoke at a memorial service in Shanksville. He was due to return to Florida on Saturday evening to provide ringside commentary at a boxing match. And we didn’t surrender – our people didn’t surrender and our soldiers sure as hell didn’t surrender.”ĭuring his presidency, Trump brokered a deal with the Taliban in February 2020 that would have seen all US troops out by May 2021. ![]() It looked like we retreated, it looked like we gave up. Trump said: “It’s a horrible thing that took place, a horrible, horrible thing. His predecessor, Donald Trump, skipped the official commemorations but visited a New York police station and firehouse, praising responders’ bravery while seeking to exploit the Afghanistan failure to sow further divisions. The Taliban are now back in control of Afghanistan, just as they were on 9/11, raising fears that the country could once again become a terrorist hub. And so on this day, Jill and I hold you close in our hearts and send you our love.”īut Biden is still facing congressional investigations into the chaotic departure of US forces from Kabul, less than two weeks ago, that ended America’s longest war. He said in the video: “No matter how much time has passed, these commemorations bring everything painfully back, as if you just got the news a few seconds ago. The day required Biden to pivot from commander-in-chief to consoler-in-chief. Photograph: Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock Attendees gather at the ceremony in New York. ![]()
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