President Donald Trump pushed back on a New York Times report saying he will not attend a ceremony in New York City marking the anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks, after organisers rejected his request to speak at the event.

The Times said on Friday that Trump’s team had conveyed the president’s interest in taking part to the ceremony’s organisers over recent weeks. It cited three unnamed sources familiar with the discussions.

The National September 11 Memorial and Museum has prohibited speeches by politicians at the ceremony since 2012, a policy that has been in place for more than a decade.

Pentagon Plan and New York Representation

The New York Times reported that Trump is now expected to attend a memorial service at the Pentagon on this year’s anniversary. It also said that Vice President J D Vance would represent the White House at the New York event.

Trump’s response to the report was posted on Truth Social. He criticised the Times’ account and said he had been to New York “many times over the years” and that “no one ever speaks”, describing the event as a “solemn ceremony”.

He also wrote that he “would love not to speak”, adding: “because I’m speaking all the time.”

Trump Targets New York Times Reporter

Alongside his comments about the ceremony, Trump attacked one of the journalists who worked on the story. He derided Maggie Haberman as a “Fake Reporter” and said she was “an unattractive person both inside and out” in a post on Friday.

Trump also claimed Haberman had been “falsely writing about me for years” and said she was a “stalker”. In the same post, he added that she should be forced to turn over money he said she had earned through reporting he described as “fake”.

The post included no evidence or documentation to support those claims. The report referenced officials and procedures around the memorial event, rather than addressing the personal criticism directly.

Previous Legal Action Linked to Air Force One

Trump has frequently criticised coverage from The New York Times.

Last month, his Justice Department subpoenaed four Times journalists after they reported on potential security risks linked to a new Air Force One aircraft that Trump described as having been gifted by Qatar. The department later withdrew the subpoenas.

The Hill said it had contacted The New York Times for comment.

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Does Donnie realize that the 9-11 Mastermind can hear him when he talks?

Yeah, Satan has Trump's voice on loudspeaker just to annoy Dick Cheney. ☕

Should make an exception for Donald.

He does the best speeches ever. Really the best. Incredible.

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Should make an exception for Donald.

He does the best speeches ever. Really the best. Incredible.

Are you extracting the urine or being serious?

I suspect the latter, but genuinely would like to know.

Muslim democratic-socialist mayor just took over New York City.

Meanwhile, up north, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (taxpayer-funded public broadcaster) sent staff an internal memo that reads, in bold: “Do not refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist attacks.”

Instead, call them “hijackings” that “led to passenger jet crashes in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Manhattan.” The World Trade Center “was destroyed.” No terrorists. No terrorism. Just some unfortunate aviation incidents.

Nearly 3,000 dead, including 24 Canadians. Al-Qaeda claimed it and he 9/11 Commission called it terrorism. Everyone who lived through it called it terrorism.

CBC’s language guide treats the plain description as too “loaded” for its journalists to use without attribution while the same institution has no trouble applying moral labels elsewhere when it suits the narrative.

Woke and rotten refusing to name the thing that killed thousands in the name of an ideology.

Trump should walk into New York and say the quiet part out loud: 9/11 was a terrorist attack carried out by Islamist terrorists who murdered nearly three thousand people. No woke linguistic gymnastics right under the nose of the new muslim commie mayor and watch the left-wing media lose their minds.

President Trump posted Maggie Haberman for making up a story that he's skipping a 9/11 event at Ground Zero because they won't let Trump give a speech

47 says his LAWSUITS will expose it all.

"Maggot Hagerman, the Fake Reporter from The Failing New York Times, an unattractive person both inside and out, and who knows less about me than most reporters on the beat (She’s a SCAMMER!), made up a story that on September 11th, I’m not going to the World Trade Center, in New York City, because they won’t let me make a speech, and I’m going to the Pentagon in D.C., because I’m a featured speaker."

"This is more Corrupt News, I’ve been to New York many times over the years, and no one ever speaks, it’s a “solemn ceremony!” I never even thought of what Maggot made up, and besides, I would love not to speak, because I’m speaking all the time, and this is a day to remember the victims, and their beautiful family members."

"Maggot Hagerman is a PHONY, and The New York Times knows it!"

"It will all be revealed in the lawsuit against them, and another lawsuit against the organization which gives out the now discredited Pulitzer Prize, because Maggie got one for her “reporting” on THE RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX, which turned out to be a total CON JOB!"

"If she were ever forced to reveal her “sources,” you will find out they either don’t exist, or didn’t say what she reported. She’s been falsely writing about me for years — She’s a stalker, and should be forced to turn over any and all money that she’s made through her fake reporting on me. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Politicians, companies and journalists the world over twist pretty anything and everything to suit their own agendas, whatever they may be. The truth gets lost far too easily. Is why I dislike pretty much every politician, company and journalist.

But why anyone would spin "9/11 was a terrorist attack carried out by Islamist terrorists who murdered nearly three thousand people" into anything else is quite beyond me.

45 minutes ago, FinChin67 said:

Muslim democratic-socialist mayor just took over New York City.

Meanwhile, up north, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (taxpayer-funded public broadcaster) sent staff an internal memo that reads, in bold: “Do not refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist attacks.”

Instead, call them “hijackings” that “led to passenger jet crashes in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Manhattan.” The World Trade Center “was destroyed.” No terrorists. No terrorism. Just some unfortunate aviation incidents.

Nearly 3,000 dead, including 24 Canadians. Al-Qaeda claimed it and he 9/11 Commission called it terrorism. Everyone who lived through it called it terrorism.

CBC’s language guide treats the plain description as too “loaded” for its journalists to use without attribution while the same institution has no trouble applying moral labels elsewhere when it suits the narrative.

Woke and rotten refusing to name the thing that killed thousands in the name of an ideology.

Trump should walk into New York and say the quiet part out loud: 9/11 was a terrorist attack carried out by Islamist terrorists who murdered nearly three thousand people. No woke linguistic gymnastics right under the nose of the new muslim commie mayor and watch the left-wing media lose their minds.

as usual, half the story. A bit pussy footing, but guideline was to 'report' then let 'you decide' unless there was attribution to officials, police etc that called it a 'terrorist attack'. BS reason in most of our minds and CBC got right on the weak reasoning given by them: “Attribution of the word ‘terrorist’ has been our policy for decades — mirrored by other news organizations such as the BBC, AP, AFP and Reuters, among many others,” Fenlon wrote."

what the guideline was (correctly) "

“Do not refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist attacks.” WITHOUT ATTRIBUTION. Would be the accurate statement of CBC position, weak... as per Orwell ""There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them."

Let Donald speak: are you out of your mind?

Good to tell DJT he couldn't speak, as perhaps some don't recall the mass of lies he told after 9/11, and his bragging:

"Just hours after the Twin Towers fell on September 11, Trump called into a local television interview with WWOR-TV. He pointed out that his building at 40 Wall Street (The Trump Building) was now the tallest building in downtown Manhattan." (a lie, but what else is new?)

Trump has claimed in various remarks over the years that he was down at Ground Zone on the front lines helping to clear rubble and spending a lot of time helping out. Another lie: no proof, on one saw him... early 'stolen valor'

Trump has repeatedly claimed that “thousands and thousands of people (Muslims) were cheering” in Jersey City, New Jersey, on 9/11 itself. The story is a fabrication, its origins in a rumor discredited by police and without any film or audio evidence.

He also claimed to donate millions to help in recovery, which is a flat out lie. He did take plenty of cash from feds supposedly for recovery

Why have a liar, a hate spreader, grifter up there just to spread more lies and hatred, and somehow convince me any speech he made wouldn't be all about him....

They won't let me speak. Don't they realize I am the king? Who are these peons anyway? Commoners. All of them. Bow down. Acknowledge my greatness. I am God. I am the modern Christ. I am the savior of mankind. I am Don.

So, Donald, 'would love not to speak'. Somebody, please hold him to this! Maybe sew his mouth shut. He could still use a straw to eat and, hey, he might lose some of that blubber that is always landing him in the super-sumo weight class. A win-win!

Trump would know about maggots.

8 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Should make an exception for Donald.

He does the best speeches ever. Really the best. Incredible.

what are your favs? Electric boats sinking in shark filled waters? Arnold Palmer's junk? Stopping the war between Azerbaijan and Albania or Cambodia and Armenia? Maybe those cancer causing wind turbines?

Other people think Abe Lincoln really nailed it with that Gettysburg Address.

I guess there's no accounting for taste.

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

They won't let me speak. Don't they realize I am the king? Who are these peons anyway? Commoners. All of them. Bow down. Acknowledge my greatness. I am God. I am the modern Christ. I am the savior of mankind. I am Don.

Before Trump I greatly overestimated the intelligence of many people. Go back 20 years, and I never could have imagined there would be more than a handful of Americans so pathologically dumb that they could be endlessly fooled by a willfully ignorant, malignant Narcissistic, childish, petulant, corrupt, mendacious, self-serving clown.

It made me take a good long look at the IQ Bell Curve, and remind myself that the area two std deviations to the left of the mean is large, and in a population of hundreds of millions, there will be millions sitting in that space even when it's patently obvious what Trump really is.

Dumb is a Birth Lottery loss. There's no fixing it. If Trump has any skill at all it's that he knows how gullible and how dumb many people are. You CAN fool some of the people ALL of the time. Those people are called MAGAs.

14 hours ago, Wingate said:

what are your favs? Electric boats sinking in shark filled waters? Arnold Palmer's junk? Stopping the war between Azerbaijan and Albania or Cambodia and Armenia? Maybe those cancer causing wind turbines?

Other people think Abe Lincoln really nailed it with that Gettysburg Address.

I guess there's no accounting for taste.

I liked the Somalia one.

UN 2025 was pretty cool as well.

On 8/29/2026 at 8:07 AM, JonnyF said:

Should make an exception for Donald.

He does the best speeches ever. Really the best. Incredible.

Well yes, Bennett Mussolini made the trains run on time, and Adolf Hitler was fond of dogs!

What a child...

If Trump does attend, make sure a responsible adult chaperones him to the event, we wouldn’t want him going in search of a toasted sandwich:

https://abcnews.com/Politics/donald-trump-accidentally-invokes-11-talking-11/story?id=38497304

15 hours ago, Wingate said:

Before Trump I greatly overestimated the intelligence of many people. Go back 20 years, and I never could have imagined there would be more than a handful of Americans so pathologically dumb that they could be endlessly fooled by a willfully ignorant, malignant Narcissistic, childish, petulant, corrupt, mendacious, self-serving clown.

It made me take a good long look at the IQ Bell Curve, and remind myself that the area two std deviations to the left of the mean is large, and in a population of hundreds of millions, there will be millions sitting in that space even when it's patently obvious what Trump really is.

Dumb is a Birth Lottery loss. There's no fixing it. If Trump has any skill at all it's that he knows how gullible and how dumb many people are. You CAN fool some of the people ALL of the time. Those people are called MAGAs.

Agreed. I spent a long portion of my life giving Americans way too much credit.

18 minutes ago, gargamon said:

What a child...

This is why I always refer to Trump both as a coward and a traitor. He talks big and he loves to puff up his chest but when it comes to doing the right thing by the American people he's always on the wrong side of history. And his disdain for people who have lost their lives and for soldiers who have lost their lives is palpable and quite obvious.

On 8/29/2026 at 12:07 PM, Emdog said:

as usual, half the story. A bit pussy footing, but guideline was to 'report' then let 'you decide' unless there was attribution to officials, police etc that called it a 'terrorist attack'. BS reason in most of our minds and CBC got right on the weak reasoning given by them: “Attribution of the word ‘terrorist’ has been our policy for decades — mirrored by other news organizations such as the BBC, AP, AFP and Reuters, among many others,” Fenlon wrote."

what the guideline was (correctly) "

“Do not refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist attacks.” WITHOUT ATTRIBUTION. Would be the accurate statement of CBC position, weak... as per Orwell ""There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them."

Let Donald speak: are you out of your mind?

Good to tell DJT he couldn't speak, as perhaps some don't recall the mass of lies he told after 9/11, and his bragging:

"Just hours after the Twin Towers fell on September 11, Trump called into a local television interview with WWOR-TV. He pointed out that his building at 40 Wall Street (The Trump Building) was now the tallest building in downtown Manhattan." (a lie, but what else is new?)

Trump has claimed in various remarks over the years that he was down at Ground Zone on the front lines helping to clear rubble and spending a lot of time helping out. Another lie: no proof, on one saw him... early 'stolen valor'

Trump has repeatedly claimed that “thousands and thousands of people (Muslims) were cheering” in Jersey City, New Jersey, on 9/11 itself. The story is a fabrication, its origins in a rumor discredited by police and without any film or audio evidence.

He also claimed to donate millions to help in recovery, which is a flat out lie. He did take plenty of cash from feds supposedly for recovery

Why have a liar, a hate spreader, grifter up there just to spread more lies and hatred, and somehow convince me any speech he made wouldn't be all about him....

Need to address this BS. CBC’s memo said it in black and white: do not call 9/11 terrorist attacks. They treated the word like it was radioactive. The leak hit and they folded for this one event only. That’s not nuance but cowardice with a "style guide".

The rest of the rant is a cheap pivot. “CBC was weak, therefore Trump is a lying grifter who must be silenced.” That’s not an argument but two grudges taped together from someone professionally triggered by the existence of Donald Trump.

He did say 40 Wall Street was now the tallest while the towers were still smoking. Wrong and tone-deaf as hell.

The “I was on the pile with my guys” story? Nobody who actually worked the site remembers it. Unproven. Inflated.

“Thousands of Muslims cheering in Jersey City”? Police checked it the same day and didn’t happen. He kept saying he saw it on TV. He didn’t. That’s the lie.

“Donated millions”? No record of the big money right after. He took a legal $150k recovery grant like a pile of other firms. Not theft. Not heroics either.

CBC looked gutless. Trump inflated his role and repeated a story that never existed. Both true. Welding them into “ban the speech” is just spite wearing a fact-check costume.

Come back when your arguments are not 70% recycled grudges and 30% things that never happened. Kind of less fanfic, less foam-at-the-mouth and more facts.

Wild concept in your safe space, I know.

On 8/29/2026 at 8:07 AM, JonnyF said:

Should make an exception for Donald.

He does the best speeches ever. Really the best. Incredible.

Nah the good guys got his replacement as a potential next POTUS , second in charge.JD Vance. The 9/11 memorial stop with speeches by politicians in 2012.

Please just take natalie to visit your bro in N korea and stay the hell away from 9/11, july 4th, vets day and any and all american events that requires respect and dignity.

On 8/29/2026 at 8:07 AM, JonnyF said:

Should make an exception for Donald.

He does the best speeches ever. Really the best. Incredible.

So very true JonnyF, President Trump is an excellent orator. President Donald Trump is a highly effective orator because he communicates in a direct, energetic, and easily recognizable style that connects strongly with his audience. His use of simple language, repetition, vivid contrasts, and memorable phrases allows his messages to be understood and recalled easily. He also projects confidence and spontaneity, often speaking in a conversational manner rather than sounding overly scripted or formal. Whether one agrees with his politics or not, or is a flaming liberal, his ability to command attention, generate strong emotional reactions, good or bad, and maintain a distinctive connection with large audiences demonstrates considerable rhetorical skill. And to top it off, President Trump is Making America Great Again.

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34 minutes ago, Screaming said:

So very true JonnyF, President Trump is an excellent orator. President Donald Trump is a highly effective orator because he communicates in a direct, energetic, and easily recognizable style that connects strongly with his audience. His use of simple language, repetition, vivid contrasts, and memorable phrases allows his messages to be understood and recalled easily. He also projects confidence and spontaneity, often speaking in a conversational manner rather than sounding overly scripted or formal. Whether one agrees with his politics or not, or is a flaming liberal, his ability to command attention, generate strong emotional reactions, good or bad, and maintain a distinctive connection with large audiences demonstrates considerable rhetorical skill. And to top it off, President Trump is Making America Great Again.

In calling Donald Trump an “excellent orator”, you are blithely confusing effectiveness with excellence. He is distinctive and can, at times, capable of commanding attention, but the techniques cited are hardly evidence of exceptional oratory in themselves. His speeches are increasingly rambling, lacking coherence and often rely on simple, sweeping formulations rather than developed arguments, such as “Build the wall,” “Make America Great Again,” and his repeated description of opponents as “losers” or “weak.” His use of superlatives, claiming things are “the greatest,” “the worst,” “tremendous” or unprecedented, creates energy and certainty among simpletons, but not necessarily precision or substance. His improvisational style has its moments, such as when he pretends to <deleted> two men, much to the enjoyment of the crowd, but it can equally produce rambling digressions and factual or logical inconsistencies. Just because he shows confidence, it doesn't mean he is competence. Memorability is not eloquence, and provoking an emotional reaction is not proof of rhetorical mastery.

Indeed, if attention, repetition and emotional intensity are sufficient to establish great oratory, then you must believe pretty much any demagogue or propagandist qualifies.

Great oratory requires more than making an audience cheer or anger—it requires command of language, coherent argument, intellectual precision, evidence and the ability to persuade beyond one’s existing supporters.

And the final claim that Trump is “Making America Great Again” is not evidence of his oratorical ability at all; it is simply a political assertion. The defensible conclusion is therefore that Trump is an exceptionally effective political communicator, particularly at mobilisation and emotional persuasion—not that he is, by virtue of those qualities, an excellent orator.

History is full of demagogues who were extraordinarily effective speakers. Their ability to command crowds, generate emotion, simplify complex issues, repeat memorable phrases and create a powerful sense of collective identity is precisely what made them effective. But we do not normally infer from those qualities alone that their speeches constitute great oratory. If anything, the history of demagoguery demonstrates why “he makes people feel strongly” is an inadequate standard for judging rhetorical excellence.

11 hours ago, JAG said:

Well yes, Bennett Mussolini made the trains run on time, and Adolf Hitler was fond of dogs!

Fascinating.

Nothing to do with the topic though.

On 8/29/2026 at 12:05 PM, Watawattana said:

Politicians, companies and journalists the world over twist pretty anything and everything to suit their own agendas, whatever they may be. The truth gets lost far too easily. Is why I dislike pretty much every politician, company and journalist.

But why anyone would spin "9/11 was a terrorist attack carried out by Islamist terrorists who murdered nearly three thousand people" into anything else is quite beyond me.

false flag

Mossad/CIA

Steel skyscrapers don't collapse.