Secret Service Apologizes for Including 9/11 Hijackers in Tribute Post

The agency mistakenly counted the terrorists among the victims in a now-deleted social media post on the 23rd anniversary of the attacks.

The Secret Service's social media post erroneously included the 19 hijackers in the total number of 9/11 victims, listing the count as 2,996 instead of 2,977.
The post was intended to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which resulted in the deaths of 2,977 people.
The agency promptly deleted the erroneous post and issued a corrected version along with an apology for the mistake.
The corrected post emphasized the agency's intent to only honor the victims and included a tribute to two of its own officers who died in the attacks.
This incident follows recent controversies involving the Biden administration's handling of plea deals for the 9/11 terrorists awaiting trial in Guantanamo Bay.