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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Did Trump attack 9/11 memorial in NYC because he wasn't allowed to speak at remembrance? - Snopes

In August 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York said he wouldn't be allowed to speak at the 25th-anniversary remembrance and that he was "looking into shutting them down permanently."

In late August 2026, people shared a rumor alleging U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York said he wouldn't be allowed to speak at the 25th-anniversary remembrance, adding that his administration was "looking into shutting them down permanently."

For example, on Aug. 30, an X user shared (archived) an image showing the alleged Truth Social post:

(@ShawS983 via X)

The purported Trump post read as follows:

"The National September 11 Memorial and Museum commission decided I'm not allowed to speak at the remembrance. Imagine that? A native new Yorker. The greatest president in history. We're looking into shutting them down permanently, remove the memorial and building a statue of me as tall as the World Trade Center. Not to brag or anything, but I single handedly saved 500 thousand people in those burning buildings. I ran 110 floors at least 50 times within 30 minutes pulling people out of tight spaces. I almost died." DJT

According to a reverse image search of the supposed Trump post screenshot, users primarily shared the image on Facebook. It also appeared on the 9GAG meme website.

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