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President Donald Trump’s administration says it’s looking at ways the federal government can assume operation of the 9/11 memorial in New York City. The White House on Friday said the administration has had “preliminary exploratory discussions” about the idea but declined to elaborate. The office noted that the Republican pledged during his campaign last year to make ground zero a national monument. Beth Hillman, president and CEO of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, says the idea of the government taking on the costs “makes no sense” as the Trump administration pares back federal spending. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was also critical of the idea.