President Donald Trump's administration said Friday that it is exploring whether the federal government can take control of the 9/11 memorial and museum in New York City. The White House confirmed the administration has had "preliminary exploratory discussions" about the idea, but declined to elaborate. The office noted the Republican pledged during his campaign last year to make the site a national monument, protected and maintained by the federal government. But officials at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum say the federal government, under current laws, can't unilaterally take over the site, which is located on land owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

On 9/11, Trump gave an interview in which he made the unbelievably crass statement that the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street was now the tallest in lower Manhattan:

"40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest -- and then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second tallest. And now it's the tallest."