Rivals Harris, Trump Shake Hands at Solemn Ground Zero Ceremony

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Kamala Harris, left, shakes hands with Donald Trump, left, as Michael Bloomberg, center, and Joe Biden look on during a remembrance ceremony at Ground Zero in New York on Sept. 11.

Photographer: Adam Gray/AFP/Getty Images
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Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris attended a ceremony at Ground Zero in Manhattan on Wednesday, as the two presidential candidates locked in a bitter fight for the White House converged at the solemn site to commemorate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The rivals shook hands before the commemoration as they stood with President Joe Biden and other dignitaries at the front of the event.