Just over one year ago at the Nassau Coliseum, President Donald Trump introduced the idea of the federal government taking up a significant role in the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

"I think this is a big deal," Trump said in his September 2024 campaign speech. "I’m announcing tonight as president I will officially make the Ground Zero site at the World Trade Center a national monument, protected and maintained by the United States of America. So that hallowed ground and memory of those who perished there will be preserved for all time, preserved forever."

On Thursday, Trump’s campaign promise took on further meaning: The president is contemplating taking over the museum and memorial, which is run by a local nonprofit, according to a report in The New York Times. The White House press team d

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