Trump at 9/11 Event: "America Has Become Stronger Than Ever"

"Not Destroyed by Any Acts of Terror"
On the Reason for the War with Iran: "There Was a Country That Wanted Nuclear Weapons"

U.S. President Donald Trump, on September 8 (local time), emphasized ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that "America has become a greater and stronger nation than ever before."

President Trump made these remarks at the "Steel Across America" event held at the South Ellipse of the White House in Washington, D.C. that day, stating, "Now, many years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we gather on another September Tuesday morning to reaffirm the sacred vow we made 25 years ago."

U.S. President Donald Trump. The White House

This event was organized to commemorate the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The non-profit organization Tunnel to Towers Foundation has been exhibiting a 21-foot (about 6.4 meters) long, 7.6-ton steel beam, recovered from the debris of the collapsed south tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York, across the United States since May.

The foundation held the final exhibition event in Washington, D.C. on this day, matching the second Tuesday of September when the attack occurred in 2001. President Trump said, "Much has changed since that day, but this twisted piece of steel, now placed at the Ellipse, reminds us that America is a nation that cannot be burned by any fire, conquered by any evil, or destroyed by any act of terror."

He also mentioned the ongoing war with Iran that has lasted for seven months. President Trump stated, "The reason we are fighting now is because there was a country that wanted nuclear weapons," adding, "They came close to possessing nuclear weapons, but now there is no chance of that. They will never have nuclear weapons and have already paid a tremendous price."

On this day, President Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to stockbroker Wells Crowther, who died in the collapse of the WTC south tower while rescuing citizens during the 9/11 attacks.

On September 11, 2001, the international terrorist organization al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden, hijacked four civilian airplanes to attack the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (U.S. Department of Defense). The fourth aircraft crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and about 3,000 people lost their lives in these attacks.

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