NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump was seen shaking hands with Vice President Kamala Harris during a 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City on Wednesday. The brief interaction occurred as Trump stood alongside President Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) at the event commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the attacks.
The handshake comes just hours after Trump and Harris participated in a heated debate in Philadelphia. During the debate, Harris made a pointed remark, stating that the events of January 6, 2021, posed a greater threat to American democracy than the attacks of September 11, 2001. The statement has drawn sharp reactions from various political figures.
Neither Trump nor Harris commented on their exchange during the memorial. The annual ceremony drew numerous political leaders and families of victims to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and aboard Flight 93.