9/11 Commemoration – Digby's Hullabaloo

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks, President Biden honors the lives of those we lost and highlights how even at our most vulnerable – unity is our greatest strength.pic.twitter.com/TdVhw9TVpb
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 10, 2021

We never forget.

We never forget the children who have grown up without parents. Parents who have suffered without children. Husbands and wives who had to find a way forward without their partners. Brothers, sisters, loved ones.

Jill and I hold you close in our hearts. pic.twitter.com/ydppFkpV4y
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 11, 2021

It’s painful to see George Bush on this day for obvious reasons. But credit where credit is due. He used the occasion well to address the country we’ve become 20 years later.

George W Bush on 9/11: "We have seen growing evidence that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders but from violence that gathers within … they are children of the same foul spirit and it is our continuing duty to confront them." pic.twitter.com/TGvHoCbjJV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 11, 2021

Clinton and Obama were there. Trump was not.

Former President Trump — absent from the 20th anniversary 9/11 ceremony in his own city. pic.twitter.com/gjWq7muu4c
— David Catanese (@davecatanese) September 11, 2021

But he did weigh in, in his usual classy, dignified manner:

What else would we expect from him?

20 years ago, Donald Trump’s first comment to the media was to mention, after the towers came down, that a building he owned was now the tallest in lower Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/gpn1gYCJNa
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) September 11, 2021