President Joe Biden briefly donned a Trump hat in the name of unity on Wednesday while attending an event honoring first responders affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, White House press secretary Andrew Bates tweeted.
To honor those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio attended Ground Zero in New York City and the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. While Biden was in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the president and Harris stopped by a fire station and visited those affected by the attacks. The president spoke about the country's bipartisan unity after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and in honor of that message, Biden agreed to wear attendees' “Trump 2024” hats, Bates tweeted.
The Shanksville Fire Department president He spoke about the bipartisan unity of the country after 9/11 and said we need to get it back.
As a gesture, he gave his hat to a Trump supporter, who then said that in the same spirit, the president should also wear a Trump hat, which the president did for a moment. https://t.co/7VKZnkVMY7
—Andrew Bates (@AndrewJBates46) September 11, 2024
Biden wears MAGA hat while visiting Pennsylvania firefighters pic.twitter.com/YbxE5PHNvG
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 11, 2024
“At the Shanksville Fire Department, [Biden] “He spoke about the bipartisan unity in this country after 9/11 and said we need to get it back. As a sign of that, he gave his hat to a Trump supporter who said that in the same spirit, the president should also wear a Trump hat. He wore it for a moment.” Tweet I read it from Bates.
SHAKKSVILLE, PA – SEPTEMBER 11: US President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk along the Wall of Names and lay a wreath after a ceremony marking the 23rd anniversary of the Flight 93 crash during the September 11 terrorist attacks at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2024. This marks the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when terrorist group Al Qaeda crashed hijacked planes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon, killing approximately 3,000 people. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Shanksville, Pennsylvania – September 11th (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Trump too Visited The Shanksville Fire Department paid tribute to Biden during his visit to the Flight 93 memorial.
What a great afternoon at the Shanksville Fire Department!
Man of the People 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/2vDRZ2Ubxm
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) September 11, 2024
Harris and Trump Discovered Less than 12 hours after meeting for the first time on stage at the ABC News debate, they shook hands at a ceremony at Ground Zero. Biden and Harris also attended a ceremony at the Pentagon on Monday. (Related article: Trump furious as Kamala and hosts throw bait into the water)
Harris and Trump shake hands at Ground Zero pic.twitter.com/muNzTKTCPO
— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) September 11, 2024
In 2023, on his way back from the G20 summit in India, Biden spent the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in Anchorage, Alaska. Biden's visit to Alaska broke with a decades-old tradition of commemorating victims of the terror attacks around Washington, DC, New York City and at the crash site in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
It was an honor to visit the 9/11 Memorial and FDNY Engine 4/Ladder 15 with President Trump this morning.
We will never forget the incredible heroism and tragic losses that occurred on September 11th. pic.twitter.com/7ZcYcWWblV
— JD Vance (@JDVance) September 11, 2024
The president came under fire in 2023 for claiming that while in Alaska, he visited the site of the terrorist attacks in New York City on Sept. 12, 2001. The White House did not provide The Daily Caller with any evidence that Biden took such a trip, instead pointing to two articles and photos showing Biden visiting the remains of the World Trade Center on Sept. 20, 2001.
