A White House official confirmed to NY1 on Friday preliminary discussions are taking place on ways to take over the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum has been open for more than a decade as a place to honor, reflect and never forget the terrorist attacks nearly 24 years ago.

What You Need To Know • A White House official confirmed to NY1 early discussions have occurred to see how to potentially take over the 9/11 Memorial and Museum • President Trump had floated the idea during his last campaign • Museum and state leaders pushed back on the idea saying the museum should remain in the hands of the nonprofit's leadership

Museum director Beth Hillman did not say in an interview Friday morning whether the Trump administration had been in touch, specifically about

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