Trump Honors 9/11 Victims on 24th Anniversary
President Donald Trump led the nation in solemn remembrance Thursday morning at the Pentagon, marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that claimed 2,977 innocent lives.
Trump paid tribute to the victims at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and aboard Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, as well as to the families who have carried the weight of their loss for nearly a quarter century.
.@POTUS: To every family member that still feels a void every day of your lives, the First Lady and I unite with you in sorrow. And today, as one nation, we renew our sacred vow that we will NEVER FORGET September 11th, 2001. pic.twitter.com/t8DAiQwk5N
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 11, 2025
“In the quarter of a century since those acts of mass murder, 9/11 family members have felt the weight of missed birthdays and empty bedrooms, journals left unfinished and dreams left unfulfilled,” Trump said. “To every member that still feels a void every day of your lives, the First Lady and I unite with you in sorrow. And today, as one nation, we renew our sacred vow that we will never forget September 11, 2001.”
The president recalled the haunting final phone calls made by victims trapped inside the Twin Towers, including one from Tom McGinnis on the 92nd floor of the North Tower to his wife, Iliana. “There are people jumping from the floors above us. If we get out of here, it’ll be a total miracle. I love you, darling. Take care of Caitlin,” McGinnis said, moments before the tower collapsed.
24 years later, @POTUS shares some of the harrowing last words of 9/11 victims.
NEVER FORGET. pic.twitter.com/uKG8cixn4l
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 11, 2025
Trump reflected on how the attacks targeted the very heart of American strength but also revealed the courage and unity of its people. “On that fateful day, savage monsters attacked the very symbols of our civilization. Yet here in Virginia, in New York, and in the skies over Pennsylvania, Americans did not hesitate. They stood on their feet, and they showed the world that we will never yield, we will never bend, we will never give up, and our great American flag will never, ever fail.”
.@POTUS speaks at a September 11th observance ceremony at the Pentagon: “On that fateful day, savage monsters attacked the very symbols of our civilization. Yet here in Virginia, and in New York, and in the skies over Pennsylvania, Americans did not hesitate. They stood on their… pic.twitter.com/bLVrfNp5Rx
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 11, 2025
The ceremony came less than 24 hours after the tragic assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, whose death has shaken the nation. At the start of his remarks, Trump announced he would be posthumously awarding Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, praising him as a “Great American Patriot” and a “giant of his generation.”