WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Alison Crowther (L), the mother of Welles Crowther, a volunteer fire fighter known as the ‘Man in the Red Bandana’ who died in the 9/11 attacks speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on 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)