President Donald Trump’s administration is looking into ways to take control of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. The White House confirmed on Friday that officials are having “preliminary exploratory discussions” about the idea. The site in lower Manhattan features two memorial pools with waterfalls and the names of the dead, plus an underground museum.
The memorial and museum have been run by a public charity since opening to the public in 2014. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is often critical of Trump, currently chairs the organization. During his campaign last year, Trump promised to make the site a national monument that would be protected and maintained by the federal government.
