Donald Trump will attend 9/11 memorial event at ground zero-蜻蜓点水网

Donald Trump is planning to attend Sunday's 9/11 ceremony at ground zero, NBC foreign correspondent Katy Tur tweeted on Saturday.

The news comes after Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton announced Friday that she will be in attendance at the event.

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Trump's comments on 9/11 are numerous and fraught: in particular, he has come under fire for his allegations that he witnessed Muslims "cheering" in Jersey City, New Jersey the day of the attacks.

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Before Friday, neither candidate had been slated to attend the ceremony.