More than a few critics of Donald Trump made notice of his absence on Saturday morning when former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama joined with current President Joe Biden to honor the memory of the victims of the 9/11 attack in Manhattan on the 20th anniversary of their deaths.
With former President George W. Bush giving a speech at the Shanksville crash site in Pennsylvania, Biden's predecessor was nowhere to be seen after issuing a video statement early Saturday morning.
McClatchy and Washingtonian politics writer Dave Catanese was quick to point out Trump's absence, tweeting out, "Former President Trump — absent from the 20th anniversary 9/11 ceremony in his own city."
That set off a flood of criticism of the former president who maintains a residence in New York City and has made more than a few dubious claims about what he saw and what he experienced twenty years ago.
You can see some comments below:
He literally has an apartment herehttps://twitter.com/davecatanese/status/1436696679361781760\u00a0\u2026— Molly Jong-Fast (@Molly Jong-Fast) 1631379050
Trump feels strongly about Robert E Lee but skips out on conventional patriotism.https://twitter.com/davecatanese/status/1436696679361781760\u00a0\u2026— Matthew Yglesias (@Matthew Yglesias) 1631380563
Where is Trump?\n\nWhere he has always been in the moments adult leadership has been needed: nonexistent.https://twitter.com/AliciaSmith987/status/1436682215501570052\u00a0\u2026— John Pavlovitz (@John Pavlovitz) 1631368421
"Where is Trump?"\n\nTRUMP: Where is everyone?pic.twitter.com/WATF39nPHp— Mr. Newberger (@Mr. Newberger) 1631368523
Former Bill Clinton White House official Keith Boykin made a brutal -- and telling -- observation:
Question: Where is Trump during the 9/11 anniversary ceremony?\n\nAnswer: Preparing to do commentary for a boxing match in Florida.pic.twitter.com/tS2Sw63Dxf— Keith Boykin (@Keith Boykin) 1631367978
Real patriots don't want to see or hear from Donald today. He lied about #September11. He's a traitor to this country. \n\nWhere is Trump? If we're lucky...hell.— Kimberley Johnson (@Kimberley Johnson) 1631371160
And where is Trump?\n\nHere is Former President Trump right at this moment-pic.twitter.com/rqysHXhYKB— Pexsy \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3 (@Pexsy \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3) 1631376039
Everyone is tweeting "Where is Trump?" \n\nWant to know where Trump is today? \n\nTrump is co-headlining an event with the Moonie CULT. \n\nYep. \nhttps://rallyofhope.us/?fbclid=IwAR1fsj5MgicgnyWM2y5QqjQpc_rwhyRYPyl6LFj00j2kp0jZN8KkzWdT39c\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/2osS2CNSPg— Steven Hassan, PhD (@Steven Hassan, PhD) 1631374910
Those boxing matches aren\u2019t just gonna announce themselves— Cliff Schecter (@Cliff Schecter) 1631373419
