{"id":2339920,"date":"2024-09-11T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-and-trump-navigate-9-11-and-bidens-maga-moment-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T18:35:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:35:47","slug":"harris-and-trump-navigate-9-11-and-bidens-maga-moment-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-and-trump-navigate-9-11-and-bidens-maga-moment-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris and Trump navigate 9\/11 and Biden&#8217;s MAGA moment &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-and-trump-navigate-9-11-and-bidens-maga-moment-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On\u2062 September\u2064 11, both Vice President \u2063Kamala Harris and \u200bformer President Donald Trump attended \u200bmemorial\u2064 services in \u2063New \u2063York and Pennsylvania, coinciding with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-quickly-turns-desantis-debate-comment-into-a-campaign-ad\/\" title=\"Biden swiftly transforms DeSantis debate remark into campaign ad.\">recent presidential debate<\/a> for the 2024 \u2064election. Following the debate, media outlets declared Harris as the winner, while Trump insisted he\u2064 won. He remained open to future debates, and \u2062Harris&#8217;s campaign manager echoed the desire\u2063 for \u2063a second debate.<\/p>\n<p>At the memorial services, Harris interacted respectfully with Trump, although their conversation details were not disclosed. After the ceremony at \u2062Ground Zero, Harris and President \u200dJoe Biden went to Shanksville, \u200dPennsylvania, \u2064for \u2064a wreath-laying\u2063 ceremony, where Harris was\u2064 noted to \u2062be solemn and respectful. \u2063A moment of distraction\u200c occurred when Biden was seen \u2064wearing a &#8220;Trump&#8221;\u2062 baseball cap, which was \u2062explained by a White House\u2063 spokesperson as a \u2063gesture\u2062 of unity \u2063on a solemn day.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also attended the ceremonies but did\u200d not\u2063 meet \u200bwith Biden\u2062 and Harris during their visit to Shanksville. Traditionally, candidates from both parties have put aside rivalries to honor the victims of the 9\/11 attacks, a practice \u2062that \u2063continued this year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris and Trump attempt to out-presidential each other on 9\/11 anniversay<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1758397\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Both Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> spent Sept. 11 at memorial services in New York and Pennsylvania, just one day after squaring off in their first presidential debate of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a> election cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Though media outlets and experts widely declared Harris the winner of Tuesday evening&rsquo;s debate on ABC News, Trump claimed victory for himself during a rare appearance in the spin room following the debate. That night, the former president left the door open to a second debate and told reporters Wednesday in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, that he would take part in debates hosted by NBC News and Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Harris campaign manager Jen O&rsquo;Malley Dillon similarly said Tuesday night that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ignoring-joe-bidens-corruption-tells-the-world-america-is-corrupt\/\" title=\"Ignoring Joe Biden\u2019s Corruption Tells The World America Is Corrupt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> welcomed<\/a> the idea of a second debate with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, who was accompanied by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, and Trump, who stood alongside his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), attended a memorial service at ground zero in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, similar to Tuesday night, extended a hand to Trump before the ceremony began, and the pair exchanged brief words, though what they said remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately following the ground zero ceremony, Biden and Harris departed for Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the crash site of United Flight 93, where they took part in a wreath-laying ceremony and visited with local firefighters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to reporters traveling with the vice president, Harris appeared &ldquo;solemn and respectful&rdquo; while interacting with the group of firefighters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting with first responders, Biden created a public affairs distraction for Harris when he was caught on camera putting on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3151408\/biden-dons-trump-2024-hat-9-11-pennsylvania-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title='red \"Trump\" baseball'>red &ldquo;Trump&rdquo; baseball<\/a> cap, a day after Trump declared on the debate stage that Biden secretly hates his vice president. <\/p>\n<p>A White House spokesman explained the president&rsquo;s surprising act as a &ldquo;bipartisan&rdquo; gesture meant to show the country&rsquo;s &ldquo;unity&rdquo; after the 9\/11 terrorist attacks in New York City 23 years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biden and Harris then returned to Washington, D.C., to attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s day started even earlier than his Democratic counterparts. He dialed into Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em> for a phone interview Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>After the ground zero ceremony, Trump also traveled to Shanksville, though he was not present during Harris and Biden&rsquo;s visit.<\/p>\n<p>Since the&nbsp;Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, both Democratic and Republican candidates have managed to put aside&nbsp;campaign feuds to pay respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed when&nbsp;two planes hijacked by Islamic terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center in 2001.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Biden and Trump did not cross paths at the ground zero ceremony, but Biden briefly greeted former Vice President Mike Pence at the Shanksville memorial.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both took part in the ground zero ceremony, but Clinton was whisked away after suffering a medical incident shortly after the event concluded. Clinton was later found to have pneumonia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) did not attend memorials together in 2012. Instead, Romney campaigned in Nevada but refrained from attacking Obama directly that day.<\/p>\n<p>And in 2008, Obama and the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) led a wreath-laying ceremony together at ground zero.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Anj_b3tvRqo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Biden and Vice President Harris Participates in a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Pentagon\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Anj_b3tvRqo?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1758397\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758397\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris and Trump compete for presidential presence on 9\/11 anniversary<\/p>\n<p>On September 11, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump attended memorial services in New York and Pennsylvania, following their first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle the previous evening. While many media outlets and analysts deemed Harris the winner of the debate aired on ABC News, Trump asserted his own victory during a rare appearance in the spin room afterward. He hinted at participating in a second debate while speaking to reporters in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, stating he would engage in debates hosted by NBC News and Fox News. Similarly, Harris&#8217;s campaign manager Jen O&#8217;Malley Dillon expressed that the vice president was open to another debate with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>At ground zero in New York City, both leaders were present\u2014Harris alongside President Joe Biden and Trump with his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). Before the ceremony began, Harris reached out to Trump for a handshake; they exchanged brief words whose content remains undisclosed. Afterward, Biden and Harris traveled to Shanksville for a wreath-laying ceremony at the site of United Flight 93&#8217;s crash where they interacted with local firefighters. Reporters noted that Harris appeared &#8220;solemn and respectful&#8221; during her engagement with them.<\/p>\n<p>During this meeting with first responders, an unexpected moment occurred when Biden was seen putting on a red &#8220;Trump&#8221; baseball cap\u2014a move that drew attention given Trump&#8217;s recent comments about Biden&#8217;s feelings toward him during their debate. A White House spokesperson later clarified that this act was intended as a &#8220;bipartisan&#8221; gesture symbolizing national unity following the tragic events of September 11th nearly 23 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>After these ceremonies, Biden and Harris returned to Washington D.C., where they participated in another wreath-laying event at the Pentagon. Trump&#8217;s day began earlier as he called into Fox News\u2019s Fox &amp; Friends for an interview before attending ground zero himself; however, he missed meeting up with Biden and Harris during their visit to Shanksville.<\/p>\n<p>Historically since the September 11 attacks occurred in 2001\u2014resulting in nearly 3,000 fatalities from hijacked planes crashing into the World Trade Center\u2014candidates from both parties have set aside political rivalries to honor those lost on this day each year. In past years like 2020 or even earlier instances involving Obama or Romney campaigns around memorials have shown similar patterns of respect despite ongoing political contests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2339921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/harris-trump-911.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[15532,3620,4021,3634],"class_list":["post-2339920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-9-11","tag-biden","tag-harris","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/harris-trump-911.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}