‘America does not bend,’ says Trump on 9/11 anniversary
By Reuters
12 September 2017 |
5:25 am
On the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, President Donald Trump vows that the U.S. will overcome "every enemy and obstacle that's ever in our path."
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