President Donald Trump emphasized his personal connections to the World Trade Center site as he signed legislation Monday to ensure the Sept. 11 victims’ compensation fund never runs out of money.
Trump said: “I was down there also, but I’m not considering myself a first responder.”
Trump praised the first responders as “selfless patriots,” adding: “I grew up with them so I can tell you that’s absolutely true. It’s always nice to really know your subject.”
News accounts from days after 9/11 include references to Trump giving high-fives to police officers and volunteers on their way to the site. But some past Trump’s statements about his 9/11 experiences cannot be verified, including claims he sent construction crews to help and that he had “hundreds” of friends die at Ground Zero.
(AP)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4ZfXOil1pk
Donald Trump interview 2 days after 9:11 at ground zero: WHAT an AWESOME human being and now our g
What a completely vile contemptible liar. He besmirches the memory of those who perished and the honor of those who served.
rt, really? What lie did he tell? What claim of his are you challenging, and on what evidence?
Milhouse,
How about ” claims he sent construction crews to help and that he had “hundreds” of friends die at Ground Zero “?
What makes you think those are lies?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoYXihwcp8c
Yes, he was at ground zero and sent 100 men to help, with 120 to follow.
3000 died at ground zero and 1/3 were Jews.
Trump knew many for sure.