Joe Biden is now the first president to mark the anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks away from the White House or a site of the deadly assault.
The President will honor those who lost their lives at a ceremony in Alaska as he returns from a five-day trip to Asia.
Vice President Kamala Harris will attend events at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan.
“It’s no surprise to me that he’s not coming to Ground Zero or any of the 9/11 sites,” Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Donald Arias, who lost a family member during the terror strike, told “Fox & Friends First”.
“And quite frankly, I prefer he stay away anyway. We will be spared one of his stories of how he can relate, like he did with the people of Lahaina, how he can relate because of a kitchen fire. We can do without that.”
“[President Biden] plans to honor the lives lost and the families of loved ones who still feel the pain of the terrible day,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
“This is something he feels is very important to do. We can only imagine the heartbreak and pain that the 9/11 families have felt every day for the past 22 years.”