President Donald Trump is considering taking federal control of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum after victims’ families criticized the site’s funding and management. As first reported by the New York Times , two White House officials said preliminary discussions have begun, though it remains unclear how the federal government would assume control. During his campaign last year, Trump pitched designating the site as a national monument, and at a rally last September, said he wanted to ensure the “hallowed ground” and the memory of those who perished would be “preserved for all time.”

The museum’s leaders have rejected the idea. In a statement, Beth Hillman, president and CEO of the museum, told the Times: “At a time when the federal government is working to cut costs, assuming the full oper

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