On eve of 9/11 anniversary, Pres. Biden tells Americans 'unity is our greatest strength'.
President Joe Biden paid tribute to the victims of the Sep. 11 terror attacks Friday, commemorating their lives and the losses of their families in a somber six-and-a-half-minute video.
"Unity is what makes us who we are, America at its best. To me that's the central lesson of Sept. 11," he said."Unity doesn't mean we have to believe the same thing. But we must have a fundamental respect and faith in each other and in this nation."Biden will travel to New York City Friday evening and will attend 9/11 memorials in New York City; Shanksville, Pennsylvania; and at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Saturday.
"There are people around the world who you will never know who are suffering their own losses, who see you," he continued."Your courage ... gives them courage that they too can get up and keep going."President Joe Biden speaks about hope and unity in a video released on social media to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 10, 2021.
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