Mary Trump said that her estranged uncle suffered a "resounding defeat" in his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump stepped off the debate stage in Atlanta having watched President Joe Biden deliver a performance that led to him ending his bid.
Trump has closed the gap on Harris for the first time in over a month in weekly polling by The Economist/YouGov.
The latest news and live updates on the 2024 election. Follow the Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz campaigns as the presidential candidates attend 9/11 services ahead of the November election.
The president, visiting the site Flight 93 crashed 23 years ago, briefly put on the hat during a private meeting.
Ex-President Donald Trump is equivocating over the possibility of a second debate with Kamala Harris after his dud display in their first showdown prompted his team and conservative media allies to mount a frantic cleanup operation.
Republicans complained that the former president had faced more scrutiny, while Trump cast doubt on whether he would agree to another debate.
On 9/11, firefighters greeted the former president with high fives and hugs. But across the street, other New Yorkers were icy.
Donald J. Trump’s aggressive spinning of his debate performance suggested he knew it was suboptimal, and left aides considering how to move ahead with eight weeks to go.
A recent poll showed voters thought he sided with Russia more than Ukraine. He apparently doesn’t care to disabuse them of that notion.