All the Places Trump Was on 9/11
The president’s latest version doesn’t square with the facts.
On September 11, 2001, U.S. President Donald Trump was present in New York City. He was constructing a large building in Lower Manhattan and took his crew there immediately after the attacks. According to Trump, they "went down as a big group of people" and were there "immediately after this happened." However, this account is disputed.
Richard Alles, a retired New York City Fire Department deputy chief, claimed he never saw Trump at the site and that his account seems exaggerated. Additionally, Trump stated that he witnessed a building's "creaking" and two firemen lifting him out of the U.S. Steel Building, a skyscraper in Lower Manhattan also known as One Liberty Plaza.
However, there is no evidence to support these claims. Trump also made other embellishments, such as claiming he saw people jump from the Twin Towers and widespread celebrations by Muslim residents in New Jersey. Despite these discrepancies, it is well-documented that Trump was in New York City on September 11 and witnessed the attacks from his home in Trump Tower.
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