# 9/11 widow confronts Bush, Obama and Biden over Saudi cover-up at memorial … as she issues dire warning to Trump and Vance

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/9-11-widow-confronts-bush-obama-and-biden-over-saudi-cover-up-at-memorial-as-she-issues-dire-warning-to-trump-and-vance/
- Published: 2026-09-11T21:42:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-12T04:03:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16123855/9-11-widow-confronts-Bush-Obama-Biden-Saudi-cover-memorial-issues-dire-warning-Trump-Vance.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Government, Markets, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- 9/11 families accused Bush, Obama and Biden of shielding Saudi Arabia at Ground Zero memorial
- Widow Terry Strada urged Trump to press Saudis and release classified files
- Trump skipped NYC event, marked anniversary at Pentagon focusing on Iran instead

## Summary

At the 25th anniversary memorial for the 9/11 attacks, victims' families used their platform at Ground Zero in New York to publicly accuse successive US administrations of shielding Saudi Arabia from accountability for its alleged role in the attacks. Terry Strada, widow of victim Tom Strada, directly confronted former presidents Bush, Obama and Biden, who sat nearby alongside Vice President JD Vance, saying "administration after administration" had "chosen to protect the Saudis instead of standing with the 9/11 families" through "one betrayal after another". The confrontation matters because it reopens a long-running dispute over declassified evidence just as families' decade-old lawsuit against Saudi Arabia heads towards trial, and comes as the Trump administration deepens ties with Riyadh.

Strada urged President Trump to press Saudi Arabia to "stop lying" and asked Vance to relay that message, while another relative, who lost his aunt Lisa Marie Terry, called on Trump to "release the unredacted files" implicating the kingdom, referencing FBI documents naming Saudi national Omar al-Bayoumi as an alleged intelligence agent linked to the hijackers, 15 of whom were Saudi nationals. Saudi Arabia denies any involvement and continues to contest the lawsuit. Trump did not attend the New York ceremony, instead marking the day at the Pentagon, where he blamed Iran as the "world's number one sponsor of terror" and vowed it would never obtain nuclear weapons, making no mention of Saudi Arabia — a notable omission given his administration has hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is seeking Congressional approval for a Saudi nuclear technology deal, and has relied on Saudi bases for strikes on Iran since February.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: 9/11 widow confronts Bush, Obama and Biden over Saudi cover-up at memorial … as she issues dire warning to Trump and Vance](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16123855/9-11-widow-confronts-Bush-Obama-Biden-Saudi-cover-memorial-issues-dire-warning-Trump-Vance.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [The Hill: 9/11 widow calls out government for protecting Saudis at 9/11 ceremony ](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6084761-terry-strada-saudi-arabia-911-ties/)
- [Fox News: At Ground Zero, 9/11 families turn to Trump as Obama’s old decision resurfaces](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ground-zero-9-11-families-turn-trump-obamas-old-decision-resurfaces)

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