Trump: If you attack the US, we will hunt you down

US President Donald Trump commemorated those who lost their lives in the attacks at a ceremony held at the Pentagon on the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In his speech at the ceremony, Trump recalled that 2,977 people lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks, stating, "In the quarter-century since that day, families have carried the burden of empty rooms and unfulfilled dreams. As a single nation, we reiterate our promise that we will never forget 9/11."

Emphasizing that the US will never give up even if it takes a blow, Trump referred to the operations launched after 9/11 and said, "If you attack the US, we will hunt you down. Wherever you are, we will find you, and the US will win."

Reminding that they have renamed the US Department of Defense back to the "Department of War," Trump said, "We won World War I, we won World War II. The US will always win."

MEDAL FOR CHARLIE KIRK

Commemorating right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated yesterday at Utah Valley University, Trump said, "I share the deep grief felt by Americans in the face of the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk." Stating that Kirk was a source of inspiration for millions, Trump announced that Kirk would be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously, adding, "The date of the ceremony will be announced and it will be very crowded."

SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS

On September 11, 2001, two of the four hijacked passenger planes crashed into the World Trade Center, also known as the Twin Towers, which are among the iconic structures of New York, while another hijacked plane crashed into the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) building. The last hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania before it could reach its target, the Federal Government building in the capital, Washington DC. As a result of the 9/11 attacks, 2,977 people, excluding the 19 terrorists who hijacked the planes, lost their lives. Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, who was held responsible for the attacks, was killed by the US military in Pakistan 10 years later in 2011.