Trump Honors 9/11 Victims, Discusses Charlie Kirk and FBI Manhunt

9/11 Remembrance at the Pentagon

• 🇺🇸 President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended a remembrance event at the Pentagon on the 24th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks.
• 💔 Trump described the attacks as "pure evil" and honored the nearly 3,000 lives lost at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
• 🎗️ He recognized service members and their children who passed away on 9/11, following a wreath-laying ceremony.

Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom for Charlie Kirk

• 🏅 President Trump announced he will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
• 🗣️ He expressed that Charlie Kirk's "voice and the courage he put into the hearts of countless people, especially young people, will live on."
• 🤝 Trump plans to speak with Kirk's family and discussed how to bring people together, stating, "you can't replace a man like Charlie Kirk."

FBI Investigation and Manhunt

• 🔍 Regarding the FBI investigation and manhunt, President Trump stated that what has been seen on the news is "pretty much what he knows."
• 📞 He confirmed he is in contact with FBI Director Cash Patel and acknowledged a "virtual manhunt" is underway.

Commemoration Activities

• ⚾ Following the Pentagon event, President Trump was scheduled to travel to New York to attend the Yankees Tigers game at Yankee Stadium as part of the 9/11 remembrance.
• 🎟️ Fans and press were advised to arrive hours before the game due to high security measures for the presidential visit.