WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. President Donald Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to (L-R) Paige and Alison Crowther, family members of Welles Crowther, a volunteer fire fighter known as the ‘Man in the Red Bandana’ during a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed 9/11 first responders to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Steel Across America" event featuring a 16,900-pound, 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. President Donald Trump departs after speaking during a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed 9/11 first responders to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Steel Across America" event featuring a 16,900-pound, 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. service members applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump departs after speak during a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed 9/11 first responders to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Steel Across America" event featuring a 16,900-pound, 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. President Donald Trump departs after speaking during a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed 9/11 first responders to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Steel Across America" event featuring a 16,900-pound, 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs at a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 8, 2026 in Washington, DC (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. service members cheer as U.S. President Donald Trump departs after speak during a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed 9/11 first responders to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Steel Across America" event featuring a 16,900-pound, 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed 9/11 first responders to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Steel Across America" event featuring a 16,900-pound, 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed 9/11 first responders to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Steel Across America" event featuring a 16,900-pound, 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)