Joe Biden’s ‘flippant’ comment about how he would ‘do 9/11’ leaves FDNY chief’s widow fuming

The widow of a New York firefighter killed on September 11 criticized President Joe Biden for his “lighthearted” remarks on the 23rd anniversary of the disaster, when she paid tribute to her husband at Ground Zero.

Joanne Barbara referenced the president saying he would “do 9/11” when asked by reporters about his plans for the tribute to the 2,977 Americans killed in the worst terrorist attacks in the country’s history.

Her husband Gerard “Jerry” Barbara, an assistant fire chief with the FDNY and a firefighter for 31 years, was killed when the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed while he was trying to rescue people trapped inside.

“The elected officials here today pay their respects and honor to the families of September 11th, or, in the words of our President, ‘do 9/11,’ a rather lighthearted remark,” Barbara said during a speech at a ceremony honoring her late husband.

“Remember that the families of the victims of 9/11 go through this every day,” she continued, describing the grief of those who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.

She was also highly critical of the “scandalous” settlement that was nearly approved for the alleged masterminds of the 9/11 attacks who were being held at Guantanamo Bay.

The controversial agreement sparked massive protests, particularly from family members who closely follow the aftermath of that day more than two decades ago.

On August 2, Biden’s Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin withdrew the deal.

“Who knows what would have happened if the 9/11 families hadn’t been there?” Barbara said.

“It’s been 23 years now and the families deserve justice and accountability,” she added.

Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, were among those attending the memorial ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City on Wednesday morning.

New York leaders including former mayors Michael Bloomberg and Rudy Giuliani, and Senator Chuck Schumer, also attended.

Biden bluntly said Tuesday that he’s going to “recreate 9/11” tomorrow in a stunning comment to reporters who asked about his schedule ahead of the Harris-Trump debate.

The 81-year-old, who has a tendency to make mistakes, was on his way to Marine One on the White House lawn when he made the remarks, just one day before the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

“I’m going to my granddaughter’s birthday party in New York,” Biden began. “Then we’re going to watch the debate, and tomorrow I’ll do 9/11.”

The president’s comment about the September 11, 2001 attacks on America left social media users shocked and amused at his poor choice of words.

On social media platform X, someone responded: ‘Biden’s missteps are endless. You’d think someone would double-check his scripts by now.’

Another posted: ‘Yup… He done,’ while someone else added: ‘I have to be honest, until I just saw that ‘tomorrow I’m doing 9/11′ clip, I kind of forgot Joe Biden was even alive.’

A Trump campaign-affiliated account, X, shared the clip, saying, “This is the humiliating cognitive decline that Kamala Harris HAS COVERED UP.”

It is the latest in a long line of gaffes by the commander in chief, who withdrew from his re-election race after a disastrous debate against Trump.

Just days before his shocking announcement, he called Vice President Harris Donald Trump.

Other accidents include crashing into flagpoles, falling off his bike and calling people by the wrong names.

Biden will commemorate the anniversary of the attacks in New York City and also visit memorials at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Al-Qaeda conspirators seized control of planes and attacked the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington.

A fourth plane was en route to Washington but crashed in Shanksville after crew and passengers tried to storm the cockpit.

The official number of victims of the attacks stands at 2,996, including 2,977 victims and 19 hijackers.

Thousands more were injured, with New York suffering the greatest casualties, with an estimated 1,600 victims in the North Tower and another thousand in the South Tower.

Harris and Trump will meet in person for the first time in what may be their only debate of the US presidential election.

During the event, Americans will get a comprehensive look at a campaign that has changed dramatically since the last debate in June.

After the last debate, Biden withdrew from the race, while Trump survived an assassination attempt.

Harris wants to show that she can make the Democratic case against Trump better than Biden.

Trump is trying to portray the vice president as an out-of-touch liberal, while simultaneously trying to win over voters who are skeptical about his return to the White House.

The 78-year-old is struggling to adjust to Harris, 59, who is the first Black woman of South Asian descent to be vice president.

The former president has invoked racial and gender stereotypes, frustrating allies who want Trump to focus instead on policy differences.