Trump plans to mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, not Ground Zero

President Donald Trump is not planning to attend a ceremony in New York for the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, in part because he wanted to deliver a speech and the annual event has long barred remarks, according to four people with knowledge of the events.



Trump's team had conducted advance visits at the site and had initially signalled to officials in New York and in Washington that he intended to visit the memorial space known as Ground Zero, two of the people with knowledge of the events said.



The President's interest in speaking on 9/11 was conveyed to memorial planners in recent weeks, three of the people with knowledge of the events said. But since 2012, politicians have been barred from speaking at the site.



The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, which oversees the site, has worked rigorously to keep the venue non-partisan and focused on the solemnity of the day.



Trump is now expected to commemorate them at the Pentagon, two of the people with knowledge of the events said. The Pentagon also came under attack on 9/11.



Vice-President J.D. Vance is expected to represent the White House in New York.