25 Years Later: Trumps, Former Presidents and First Ladies Mark 9/11
IN PHOTOS: The president and Mrs. Trump attend a ceremony at the Pentagon while four former presidents and first ladies pay tribute to the victims in New York City.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump listen to the national anthem during the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2026. (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
While President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, four living former presidents and first ladies joined former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday in a ceremony honoring the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.
Bill and Hillary Clinton, George and Laura Bush, Barack and Michelle Obama and Joe and Jill Biden were all in attendance for the moments of silence alongside Vice President JD Vance, who stood in for President Trump at the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
The United States marked the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, when a group of al-Qaeda hijackers flew airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people.
From left, Iris Weinshall, Senator Chuck Schumer, Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Former President Barack Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Former President Joe Biden, Laura Bush, Former President George W. Bush, Michael Bloomberg and Vice President JD Vance attend the ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center at the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum on September 11, 2026, in New York City. The United States is marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, when a group of al-Qaeda hijackers flew airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Credit: Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images)
First Lady Michelle Obama and former president Barack Obama attend the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York on September 11, 2026. (Credit: Hiroko Masuike/AFP via Getty Images)
Iris Weinshall, Senator Chuck Schumer, Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama attend the 9/11 25th anniversary commemoration ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York on September 11, 2026, in New York City. The United States is marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, when a group of al-Qaeda hijackers flew airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Credit: Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images)
Former U.S. presidents George W. Bush , his wife Laura Bush and Joe Biden arrive at the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York on September 11, 2026. (Credit: Adam Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
Former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, former President Joe Biden and former President George W. Bush attend the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York on September 11, 2026. (Credit: Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images)
