US EditionTrump Administration Exploring Ways to Take over 9/11 Memorial in NYC
President Trump considers federal takeover of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum following criticism over $36 admission fees and executive salaries exceeding $850,000, despite opposition from museum officials.
- On Thursday, The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump is reportedly mulling a federal takeover of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, with two White House officials describing talks as preliminary and unclear legally.
- Museum critics and some 9/11 victims' families have publicly criticized admission pricing and executive compensation, raising concerns about museum leadership and motivating interest in a takeover.
- Details like $36 adult admission and executive pay between $432,958 and $486,298 underscore critics' concerns about the museum's pricing and salaries.
- Museum leaders rejected the takeover possibility, saying the federal government lacks unilateral authority, and Beth Hillman warned that assuming operating costs 'makes no sense' for a cost-cutting government.
- The potential takeover fits a pattern of President Donald Trump seeking control of cultural institutions and New York projects, including the John F. Kennedy Center and Penn Station renovation, reflecting his 2024 monument pledge.
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Hochul hits Trump for exploring takeover of 9/11 Memorial & Museum: Reports
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Saturday slammed President Trump after reports of a White House takeover of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum were published by numerous outlets. “The @Sept11Memorial belongs to the families, survivors, and first responders who’ve carried its legacy for more than two decades,” Hochul wrote in a statement on X, with…
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Hochul slams Trump over reported 9/11 memorial takeover plans
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9/11 Families Welcome Federal Takeover of Ground Zero Museum
Many families of victims of the 9/11 attacks in New York City are expressing hope as President Donald Trump explores a federal government takeover of the museum and memorial at Ground Zero, but the organization's leader is pushing back, saying it "makes no sense" for the government to take charge. "At a time when the federal government is working to cut costs, assuming the full operating expenses for the site makes no sense," Elizabeth Hillman, …
Trump Looks to Take Over 9/11 Memorial
“President Donald Trump’s administration said Friday that it is exploring whether the federal government can take control of the 9/11 memorial and museum in New York City,” Politico reports. “The site in lower Manhattan, where the World Trade Center’s twin towers were destroyed by hijacked jetliners on Sept. 11, 2001, features two memorial pools ringed by waterfalls and parapets with the names of the dead, and an underground museum. Since openin…
Exclusive | 9/11 Museum boss cashed big paychecks while her last non-profit suffered staggering losses
Before she took the helm of the Big Apple nonprofit in July 2022, Elizabeth Hillman was president for six years of Mills College, a women's liberal arts school in Oakland, California.
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