White House's explanation for Biden missing 9/11 memorial backfires

The White House's Monday claim about why President Biden did nOt commemorate 9/11 at one of the attack sites appears to be inaccurate.

Fox News' Peter Doocy reported Monday that the White House responded to his question on why Biden was in Hanoi, Vietnam, during the commemoration of the September 11, 2021 attacks on the U.S. by stating that presidents did not visit Pearl Harbor two decades after the event.

"The analogy that I was given is that, 22 years after Pearl Harbor, U.S. presidents were not still going to Hawaii," Doocy said.

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This claim, however, does not appear to hold up.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library posted on their X account on Dec. 7, 2020 that the late Democratic president visited the USS Arizona on the 22nd anniversary of the attack in 1963.

"Today the country marks the anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor," the presidential library's account wrote.

"In 1963, President Kennedy visited the USS Arizona Memorial and laid a wreath for those who perished in the surprise attack," the post read.

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Since 2001, most presidents have participated in Sept. 11 memorials in New York, the Pentagon or Shanksville, Pennsylvania — where a fourth plane went down amid the terror attacks. However, former Presidents George W. Bush and Obama each spent one anniversary commemorating the attacks from the White House, instead of visiting one of the three attack sites.

Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of the attacks on New York City and the Pentagon that took the lives of 2,977 Americans. Biden commemorated the attacks during a stop in Alaska on his return from Asia.

Biden claimed Monday, without evidence, that he stood at Ground Zero in New York City viewing the damage from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks just one day later, despite records showing he was in Washington, D.C., that day.

"Ground Zero in New York — I remember standing there the next day and looking at the building. I felt like I was looking through the gates of Hell, it looked so devastating because the way you could — from where you could stand," Biden said during his speech at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, marking the devastating acts of terrorism 22 years ago.

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However, according to C-SPAN coverage of U.S. Senate proceedings on September 12, 2001, Biden was in Washington, D.C., and gave a speech on the floor of the Senate. Records show the Senate met in the morning, and a classified briefing was held for all senators that afternoon at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Records also show Biden participated in a joint resolution vote condemning the terrorist attacks later that afternoon. Biden was the Democratic manager of the resolution.

According to a report by The New York Post, Biden also contradicted his own claim in his autobiography detailing his actions after the attacks. Biden said in the book that he "headed back to the Capitol" on September 12, and made no mention of visiting Ground Zero that day.

The report also noted a Gannett News Wire report from Sept. 12, 2001 stating, "Delaware Sen. Joe Biden spent Wednesday exactly where he wanted — in the U.S. Senate."

Fox News Digital's Brandon Gillespie contributed reporting.

Montana Navy veteran had jaw torn off in horrifying grizzly attack, family says

A Navy veteran who was mauled in a vicious grizzly bear attack on Friday in Montana is in critical but stable condition, his family has shared.

Rudy Noorlander, the owner and operator of Alpine Adventures in Big Sky, was assisting a hunting party in tracking a deer when he encountered two grizzly bears near Yellow Mule Trail. Left with no choice but to fight with his bare hands, Noorlander was seriously injured in the attack and had his jaw torn off by a 10-feet-tall bear. Big Sky is a popular resort area about 55 miles north of Yellowstone National Park.

"My father is the bravest and strongest man I know," daughter KateLynn Davis wrote on a GoFundMe page set up to help pay for Noorlander's medical bills. 

Davis said that her father was contracted by a group of hunters to rent out some of his ATVs. When Noorlander learned the hunters had killed a deer but were unable to find it, "Rudy being the Good Samaritan that he is decided to help them search for it," Davis recounted.

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Noorlander tracked a deer, but it turned out it was not the one the hunters shot. That was when he spotted an adult grizzly bear nearby. 

"Instinctively, he pulled out his firearm in hopes of scaring away the grizzly," Davis wrote. However, before he had time to react, "a different 10 foot tall and far more aggressive bear was on him." 

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Noorlander attempted to shoot the larger bear, but his weapon misfired. He did not have time to retrieve his bear spray from his backpack, so he had to use his fists to fend off the massive beast. The bear lunged, and Noorlander threw a punch in an attempt to slow it down, but it was no use and the animal got on top of him. 

"The Grizzly left a large scratch down his right chest, bit his arms, legs, and to top it all off, gave him as what Rudy describes as the most disgusting French kiss of his life before biting down and tearing off his lower jaw," Davis wrote.

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Fortunately, Noorlander was not alone and the hunters in his party managed to scare the bear away and call for help. He remained conscious for two hours as rescue crews worked to airlift him to Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center for further evaluation.

Davis said her father displayed "an amazing feat of strength as he did not pass out from fear, pain or the blood loss." 

Noorlander underwent initial surgery at Bozeman Deaconess, where doctors assessed his wounds and stabilized him. He was then taken to the University of Utah Hospital, where he remains in critical, but stable condition. 

"Rudy is a Navy Veteran and has VA insurance but due to the surgeries and his time in the hospital he will need additional funding to help pay for his extensive medical bills," Davis wrote in the GoFundMe post. 

She thanked those who have offered prayers or donated to the fundraiser, which has so far raised $16,410 toward its $25,000 goal.

"I wish that I could respond to every single person but I just want to express how grateful I am for all the love and support," Davis wrote on Facebook. "Thank you to every single person, the shares, the prayers and donations are all so so appreciated. My dad is doing better it’s going to be a long road, but he’s honestly the strongest and kindest person I know."

Fox News' Stephen Sorace and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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