week of commemorations<\/a> that will culminate in several events on Friday, including one at the Pentagon that Trump will attend.<\/p>\n\u201cThis battered piece of steel here today on the Ellipse is a reminder that America is blessed with a strength no fire can consume, no evil can conquer and no terror can destroy,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Trump noted that the Sept. 11 attacks were one of few moments in history that \u201cdivide time into really what came before\u201d and after.<\/p>\n
His remarks briefly dipped into the political, as Trump warned of people turning a \u201ccommunistic way\u201d \u2014 a reference to his frequent attacks on Democrats as more democratic socialists gain influence in the party.<\/p>\n
During his remarks, Trump paid particular tribute to two men who died in the attacks: Jeffrey Palazzo, a New York City firefighter, and Welles Crowther, a young equities trader who became known as the \u201cman in the red bandanna\u201d after rescuing several people in the attacks.<\/p>\n
Trump said the U.S. Coast Guard will commission a new fast-response cutter this weekend in New York in honor of Palazzo, a Coast Guard reservist who was working out of Staten Island\u2019s Rescue Squad 5 when he responded to the attacks 25 years ago.<\/p>\n
And the president recognized Crowther, also a volunteer firefighter, by awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n
Crowther\u2019s mother, Alison, and sister, Paige, accepted the award, which is considered the nation\u2019s highest civilian honor.<\/p>\n
In attendance were a smattering of top Cabinet officials and members of Congress, including Republican Reps. Mike Lawler of New York and Dan Meuser, whose Pennsylvania district is near Shanksville, where Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.<\/p>\n
Trump praised at length Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who was chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial firm that had been housed at the World Trade Center. Lutnick lost his younger brother, Gary, as well as more than 650 employees in the attacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s done an amazing job,\u201d Trump said of Lutnick. \u201cHe\u2019s rebuilt Cantor Fitzgerald, and he\u2019s given much of the profits to some of the families or the families of people who perished.\u201d<\/p>\n
About 150 first responders from New York, as well as some from Washington and Pennsylvania, were in attendance, Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis steel beam represents the best of our country,” said Frank Siller, the foundation\u2019s chairman and CEO who is the brother of Stephen Siller. \u201cIt\u2019s important to recognize that the heroism that was exhibited that fateful day was nothing short of incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Associated Press writer Will Weissert contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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