This article originally appeared in The Washington Times on October 12, 2023.
Last month, Americans across the country came together to honor and remember the 2,977 Americans who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Noticeably absent from the ceremonies in New York City, at the Pentagon, or in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, was President Biden, who was in Alaska returning from an international trip.
This wasn’t a scheduling gaffe; it was a conscious decision by the president to deprioritize attending a vigil for the worst terrorist attack our homeland has ever experienced.
Unfortunately, this decision was not surprising. For the better part of the last 2½ years, Mr. Biden has claimed that White supremacy and “MAGA Republicans” are the biggest threats to the homeland. Speaking at Howard University’s graduation in May, the president declared White supremacy “the most dangerous terrorist threat.”
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