Trump Is Exploring Ways to Take Over the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum
President Trump is exploring ways to take federal control of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, according to two White House officials, amid criticism from some Sept. 11 victims’ families over the site’s finances and leadership.
The museum’s leadership rebuffed the idea. “At a time when the federal government is working to cut costs, assuming the full operating expenses for the site makes no sense,” Beth Hillman, the president and chief executive, said in a statement.
For years, some of the families of victims have loudly criticized the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, complaining about high ticket prices and large salaries for the leaders. They have also questioned where the unidentified remains of some of those killed in the attacks should be kept. Mr. Trump has met with some of those families and has expressed sympathy for their concerns, according to people familiar with the conversations.
Mr. Trump is not expected to attend the ceremony at Ground Zero next week to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the people said. He will attend a ceremony at the Pentagon and then travel to New York later that day to attend a Yankees game.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 9, 2025 2:51 AM
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It’s ridiculous that the 9/11 Museum is $36 to enter! They had no problem spending $5 trillion on idiotic wars afterwards but they couldn’t make the museum free??
The excellent Pearl Harbor Memorial/Museum is free.
I’ve been boycotting the 9/11 museum because of the fact it charges Americans to see their own history.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 9, 2025 12:41 AM
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Perhaps they could see their own REAL history, including REAL history at ALL museums, such as the Smithsonian, if a certain someone made an adult decision, & butted out of such matters.
Of course it’s in poor taste to charge, but perhaps there’s a free day for all, like Mondays, and all seniors, Vets, firefighters, police, first responders and their families get in for free every day, along with survivors and the surviving family members of those who died.
Building the Pearl Harbor museum was much more cost effective than building the 9/11 one. Surely, you understand this.
Presidents should NOT interfere with America’s arts and history. They should stick to their job description, and end up with a presidential library, and perhaps a few schools named after them.
What’s so bad about those few things? Hell, no one gets that other than presidents. Sounds like a great deal to me!
What do you think, R1?
Would these things not be enough to honor President Trump’s legacy?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 9, 2025 1:11 AM
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The Donald Trump Sept 11 Memorial and Museum.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 9, 2025 2:36 AM
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Wasn’t he bragging to a local news channel on 9/11 that his building on Wall Street was now the tallest in Lower Manhattan after the towers collapsed?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 9, 2025 2:51 AM
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