NEW YORK — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shook hands again Wednesday morning as they arrived for the 9/11 anniversary ceremony in downtown Manhattan.
Harris, standing between New York Senator Chuck Schumer and President Joe Biden, reached across the president to shake hands with Trump, who was standing next to former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, after Harris was apparently prompted to do so by Bloomberg.
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (left) shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (right).
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The greeting came less than 12 hours after Harris and Trump met for the first time at a presidential debate hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia.
The handshake between Harris and Trump on Tuesday night ended an eight-year streak without a handshake at the presidential debates. There are no rules or regulations requiring a handshake before or after the debate.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shake hands at the start of the presidential debate
The president and vice president will attend 9/11 memorial ceremonies at Ground Zero, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon on Wednesday. Trump will also visit Shanksville after the ceremony at Ground Zero.
“On this day 23 years ago, terrorists thought they could break our will and bring us to our knees. They were wrong. They will always be wrong,” Biden said in a statement. “In the darkest hours, we found light. And in the face of fear, we came together – to defend our country and help each other.”
“Today, our longest war is finally over. But our commitment to prevent another attack on our people never will be,” he said.
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