What Was Trump Doing After 9/11? Evolution of His Version of Events
How Trump's public account of 9/11 evolved from his first interviews after the attacks to his latest recollections.
President Donald Trump, during a recent Steel Across America event near the White House, recounted his experience of bringing construction workers to Ground Zero shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Trump described the chaotic scene in Lower Manhattan, mentioning that he took his entire crew down to the site as a group and that he witnessed the U.S. Steel Building, now known as One Liberty Plaza, creaking dangerously.
He also recounted a dramatic moment when two firefighters carried him away from an area where officials feared a nearby building could collapse. Trump's account of events on 9/11 is part of a long and evolving narrative he has maintained throughout his political career, reflecting on the tragedy that occurred in his hometown.
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