Donald Trump will reportedly not attend ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks at Ground Zero in New York.

The President – a native New Yorker who launched his real estate empire in the Big Apple – has frequently been seen at 9/11 memorials in the years since the attack.

However, in 2026, he will mourn the victims for a second consecutive year in a ceremony at the Pentagon because he has not been allowed to give a speech, The New York Times reported.

Trump wanted to give remarks at The National September 11 Memorial and Museum and had even gotten his team to make advance visits.

But multiple sources said that the museum’s ultimate goal is to avoid any partisanship at the ceremonies, with politicians banned from speaking since 2012.

Vice President JD Vance will represent the Trump administration at the New York ceremony instead, while ex-Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George W Bush are expected to attend.

Trump will return to Washington from the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Texas the two days prior to September 11.

As he did last year, Trump will give a speech at the Pentagon’s ceremonies, where politicians remain welcome to give an address.

He will then leave the country for Ireland to visit his golf course where the Irish Open is being held.

His flight would be significantly easier on local air traffic going out of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland than from any of the New York-area airports.

In a statement to the Times, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly emphasized a remembrance of the victims but made no reference to the President’s specific plans.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House for further comment.

The President also commemorated September 11 at the Pentagon last year, in a ceremony that was moved into the internal courtyard after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Trump pledged to always honor those who died on that day.

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