Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrived at Ground Zero in a wheelchair and large body brace for the annual 9/11 memorial ceremony Thursday — his first public appearance since his recent serious car crash in New Hampshire.
Giuliani, who was the Big Apple’s mayor on Sept. 11th, arrived in a wheelchair before being led to a white chair to sit throughout most of the annual remembrance of the 24th anniversary of the attacks.
The former mayor was seen smiling and shaking hands with officials, including New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and FBI Director Kash Patel.
Sporting a navy blue blazer with an American flag pin, “America’s Mayor” was seen hobnobbing with Mayor Eric Adams, shaking his hand and flashing him a smile.
Giuliani also laughed and chatted with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and greeted Dan Bongino, the FBI’s Deputy Director, with a handshake.
Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized for days after he suffered a fractured vertebra after he and adviser Ted Goodman were rear-ended by a 19-year-old girl on Aug. 30 on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire.
“I got terrible injuries but I would have been killed if I didn’t have my seatbelt on,” Giuliani said on his show, “The Rudy Giuliani Show,” last week while wearing the brace.
Thursday’s solemn ceremony includes six moments of silence to note the key times of the attacks — including when both World Trade Center towers were struck and collapsed, and the times of the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93.
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A total of 2,977 people were killed during the attacks.
— Additional reporting by Natalie O’Neill
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