Trump and Harris shake hands at 9/11 memorial hours after hurling insults at each other during debate – Washington Examiner

Jack BirleSeptember 11, 2024

At a ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met in person to honor ⁢the victims of the September‌ 11,‍ 2001 terrorist attacks. This encounter occurred just hours⁣ after a heated debate where the two had exchanged insults. During the memorial, they shook hands and engaged in a brief ⁤conversation before the event commenced,⁣ highlighting a moment of civility amidst a contentious political climate.

Trump and Harris shake hands at 9/11 memorial hours after hurling insults at each other during debate

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met face-to-face at a ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City honoring the lives lost during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, hours after their debate on Tuesday night.

The two shook hands and briefly exchanged words before the ceremony began. President Joe Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) were also at the ceremony.

President Biden, Vice President Harris, former President Trump, Sen. JD Vance and Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg at 9/11 Ceremony in New York. pic.twitter.com/nK19YKABjB

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Trump and Biden also briefly exchanged words prior to the ceremony, marking the first time they’ve seen each other in person since their own debate on June 27, though they spoke after Trump’s assassination attempt on July 13. The debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia was the first time Harris and Trump met each other in person.

The 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field near Shakesville, Pennsylvania, killed 2,977 people.

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