Four ex-presidents at Ground Zero for 9/11; Trump at Pentagon

Four former US presidents will attend the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11 attacks at Ground Zero in New York, while President Donald Trump will be absent, attending a ceremony at the Pentagon instead. President Trump and his wife Melania will honor the anniversary at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, while Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton will be in New York. Vice President JD Vance will represent the White House at the Ground Zero ceremony. Trump's absence from New York follows a New York Times report that his team had considered attending but was discouraged due to the event's non-partisan nature. Trump denied this, attacking reporter Maggie Haberman, while the Times defended its reporting. The anniversary also follows a military court ruling that deemed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's FBI confessions inadmissible.