Joe Biden and Kamala Harris split up on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The president ended his weekend at his home in Delaware earlier than usual to come back to a rainy Washington, D.C. and lay a wreath at the Pentagon 9/11 memorial and deliver remarks on the 21st anniversary of the attack.
Biden arrived to downpour in the nation’s capital, holding a large black umbrella as he disembarked Air Force 1 and donning a raincoat before entering the presidential vehicle The Beast and motorcading to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
Meanwhile, the vice president and second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrived in New York City Sunday morning to participate in a commemoration ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum located at ground zero.
Biden lays a wreath at the Pentagon to commemorate 9/11 terrorist attacks
The president put his hand over his heart during a moment of silence to remember the victims of the attack. A total of 184 people died at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, including all 64 people on the plane and another 125 people in the Pentagon that day
The president arrived to a downpour as he departed his weekend at his home in Wilmington, Delaware earlier than usual to participate in a wreath laying and deliver remarks at the Pentagon on the 21st anniversary of the attacks
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff participate in a commemoration ceremony at ground zero in New York City on Sunday
Also spotted at the somber event are Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, among others.
Before departing Delaware for D.C. on Sunday, Biden told the press traveling with him that ‘there is a plan’ for there to be justice brought to victims’ families as those responsible for the attacks still sit in Guantanamo Bay prisons two decades later.
A total of 184 people died at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, including all 64 people on the plane and another 125 people in the Pentagon that day.
The grounds have an outdoor memorial, which includes a bench for each of the victims, as well as an indoor chapel to honor the lives lost.
Before departing Delaware for D.C. on Sunday, Biden told the press traveling with him that ‘there is a plan’ for there to be justice brought to victims’ families as those responsible for the attacks still sit in Guantanamo Bay prisons two decades later
