{
  "id": 6322970,
  "title": "Watch Trump Falsely Suggest He Was Pulled from Ground Zero on 9/11",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/watch-trump-falsely-suggest-he-was-pulled-from-ground-zero-on-9-11",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T20:05:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/trump-september-11-video-ground-zero/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Donald Trump recently claimed he was forcibly removed from Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, by firefighters during an address at a memorial ceremony near the White House. This assertion contradicts his previous statement that he watched the attack unfold from his apartment window, which is approximately four miles away from the Twin Towers. In a call to a local television station shortly after the attacks, Trump recounted the firemen lifting him under the arms and carrying him away as the towers collapsed. Despite this, Trump later boasted that his building, 40 Wall Street, had become the tallest in downtown Manhattan. Trump's attendance at the 25th anniversary of the attacks in New York City remains uncertain, as the ceremony organizers refused to allow him to deliver a speech. In response, Trump alleged that the Times reporter covering the story, Maggie Haberman, was a \"maggot.\" Trump's presence at the memorial ceremony is his only omission among living former presidents, possibly due to his refusal to support the 9/11 health care reauthorization and his false claims about Muslim celebrations in Jersey City on the day of the attacks.",
  "summary": "Where was Donald Trump on 9/11? Getting pulled from Ground Zero by firefighters, he seemed to claim on Tuesday. Nup. “We thought it was coming down on top of us, and two firemen, big strong guys… they grabbed me under the arms, said, ‘got to get out of here!’ and they literally lifted me up… […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump falsely claimed removal from Ground Zero on 9/11",
    "Contradicts previous statement of watching attack from window",
    "Trump's attendance at 9/11 ceremony uncertain"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}