Remembering 9/11, the day that changed everything

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Former presidents reflect on 9/11

Former presidents reflect on 9/11

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From Bush to Trump, leaders recall a nation in crisis:

The Associated Press | Jeenah Moon

A quarter of a century after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the four living ex-presidents are looking back on the day that reshaped the nation — and the lives of the nearly 3,000 people killed in New York City, Pennsylvania and Virginia. 

Former President Clinton said the country can’t erase the pain of 9/11, but it can honor those who were lost by remembering what brought Americans together in the aftermath. 

“We can’t erase the nightmare that so many have lived through and are still living with today,” Clinton wrote. “But we can support the people who have given and lost so much by treating one another with respect, in person and online, and recognizing that what we have in common is far more important than what divides us.” 

Former President Obama echoed the sentiment while honoring those who put their lives on the line in the wars that followed. 

“Today Michelle and I are remembering those we lost that day, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed,” Obama said in a statement. 

He urged Americans to remember that even “the darkest days” can be overcome “as long as we move forward as one nation and one people.” 

Former President George W. Bush, who was in office when the attacks happened, gave remarks earlier this week reflecting on the day and his response as the nation’s leader. 

Bush recalled the moment he learned the second World Trade Center tower had been struck while he was visiting an elementary school in Florida. 

“I didn’t have much time to process that, but it was pretty clear to me that if we were under attack, that my job was to defend the child that was reading to me and her family and her country,” he said Wednesday. “And so, it was a moment of clarity.” 

Clinton, Obama, Bush and former President Biden participated in the memorial ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City on Friday. They were joined by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Vice President Vance and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, among others. 📺 Watch here. 

President Trump opted to stay in Washington on Friday, commemorating the day from the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and first lady Melania Trump also attended the memorial ceremony. 👁️Check it out here. 

America reckons with a day that changed everything:

For many Americans, 9/11 isn’t just a chapter in a history book.  

A new Ipsos poll found that 47 percent of adults consider the attacks one of the five most important historic events they’ve lived through. And 75 percent said they personally remember where they were when they learned about the........

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