Vice President JD Vance pulled out of a ceremony commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York City on Thursday.
Instead, Vance and second lady Usha Vance will travel to Salt Lake City to pay respects to the family of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a source familiar with the plan told The Washington Post. Kirk, a close friend of Vance, died at the age of 31 on Wednesday after he was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University.
Several other Trump administration officials, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, will still attend the event in New York to commemorate those who died in the 2001 terror attacks, according to CNN. Trump will speak at memorial services at the Pentagon before later traveling to New York to attend a Yankees game.
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