'Where is Trump?': Former president trashed for skipping 9/11 ceremony in Manhattan
More than a few critics of Donald Trump made notice of his absence on Saturday morning when former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama joined with current Joe Biden to honor the memory of the victims of the 9/11 attack in Manhattan on the 20th anniversary of their deaths.
With former President George W. Bush giving a speech at the Shanksville crash site in Pennsylvania, Biden's predecessor was nowhere to be seen after issuing a video statement early Saturday morning.
McClatchy and Washingtonian politics writer Dave Catanese was quick to point out Trump's absence, tweeting out, "Former President Trump — absent from the 20th anniversary 9/11 ceremony in his own city."
Former President Trump — absent from the 20th anniversary 9/11 ceremony in his own city. https://t.co/gjWq7muu4c
— Dave Catanese (@davecatanese) 1631370155.0
That set off a flood of criticism of the former president who maintains a residence in New York City and has made more than a few dubious claims about what he saw and what he experienced twenty years ago,
You can see some comments below:
He literally has an apartment here https://t.co/150vo66VjC
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) 1631379050.0
Trump feels strongly about Robert E Lee but skips out on conventional patriotism. https://t.co/UEi3x9mWmW
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) 1631380563.0
Where is Trump? Where he has always been in the moments adult leadership has been needed: nonexistent. https://t.co/tymVhqXG6X
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) 1631368421.0
"Where is Trump?" TRUMP: Where is everyone? https://t.co/WATF39nPHp
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) 1631368523.0
Former Bill Clinton White House official Keith Boykin made a brutal -- and telling -- observation:
Question: Where is Trump during the 9/11 anniversary ceremony? Answer: Preparing to do commentary for a boxing mat… https://t.co/3vMNPno1HO
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) 1631367978.0
Real patriots don't want to see or hear from Donald today. He lied about #September11. He's a traitor to this count… https://t.co/Gmn2JyWUba
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) 1631371160.0
@MeidasTouch And where is Trump? Here is Former President Trump right at this moment- https://t.co/rqysHXhYKB
— Pexsy ???????? (@Pexsy) 1631376039.0
Everyone is tweeting "Where is Trump?" Want to know where Trump is today? Trump is co-headlining an event with… https://t.co/x4gMUJQgAa
— Steven Hassan, PhD (@CultExpert) 1631374910.0
@davecatanese Those boxing matches aren’t just gonna announce themselves
— Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) 1631373419.0