Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks after he got criticized for past comments over them.
"I think it is legitimate to say, how many police, how many federal agents were on the planes that hit the Twin Towers? Like, I think we want -- maybe the answer is zero, probably is zero for all I know, right? I have no reason to think it was anything other than zero. But if we're doing a comprehensive assessment of what happened on 9/11, we have a 9/11 commission, absolutely that should be an answer the public knows the answer to," he told The Atlantic.
On Monday night, Ramaswamy was met with warm welcome and enthusiasm at a New York City Fire Department event, shaking hands and taking photos with dozens of firefighters, survivors, families and supporters alike. He stood in silence in front of one of the 9/11 memorial pools afterwards "Today on this solemn anniversary of those monstrous attacks, we remember the 2,977 precious souls who were savagely taken from us on that morning 22 years ago, leaving a void that can never be filled," he said in a video. "We will say a prayer for each of the beautiful families they left behind."
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