If there was ever anything that could happen awkwardly during 9/11, this was it. On the morning of the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001, Trump started with a tweet stating that he had nothing to do with Russia; instead, it was Hillary Clinton and Russia everyone should be talking about.

This post, as it appeared on Independent UK, was taken from a news outlet that covered the tweet. It was symbolic, to say the least, as Trump might've wanted to shift the focus from his Russian ties to the ties Clinton might've allegedly had with Russia. However, it only served to throw some shade on what was supposed to be a day of remembering.

This tweet was posted and not more than four minutes later, another tweet came out this time, it was of him and assistant Dan Scavino. It featured one of his most featured pictures-that of him signing a presidential decree--that declared "Patriot Day 2018" in an effort to honor the more than 3,000 lives that were lost during the terrorist attacks in 2001.

That was followed by his commemoration of the lives lost in the crash of Flight 93. In his speech, president Trump honored the people by saying that 'American defiance' was forever enshrined on the site where the said aircraft crashed on Sept.11, 2001. He added that it was clear, through the actions of passengers, that America had no room for tyranny in its shores.

CNN further noted that the week had been a started by his tweet, but was punctuated by his triumphant stance as he walked on the tarmac of the Johnstown airport in Pennsylvania. Walking with the first lady, Trump smiled as his supporters triumphantly and made a show of defiance with two arms raised in the air, delivering a celebratory pumping of his fists.

Later in the day, however, he resorted to the role of consoler-in-chief-a work in progress at times. He stuck to the script prepared for him and looked at the crowd gathered with a somber look on his face. He remained silent as the bell tolled for the victims, and the relatives read the names of their lost loved ones out loud.

Trump had been criticized for his diverse tweets about 9/11, which was largely divisive as he blamed Muslims through his tweets about 'haters and losers' and 'Muslims cheering' across the Hudson River as the towers fell.