What Was Trump Doing After 9/11? Evolution of His Version of Events
Summary
President Donald Trump spoke about his experiences shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City. He described bringing construction workers to Ground Zero and recounted firefighters helping him escape a potentially collapsing building.Key Facts
- President Trump attended a "Steel Across America" event to honor first responders and 9/11 victims ahead of the attack's 25th anniversary.
- He said he took a group of construction workers to Ground Zero soon after the World Trade Center collapsed.
- Trump described a moment when two firefighters lifted him away from a building at risk of collapsing.
- The building he referred to is now called One Liberty Plaza, which was damaged but did not fall after the attacks.
- On the morning of 9/11, Trump was in his Trump Tower apartment and gave live interviews about the attacks.
- Trump noted that his building at 40 Wall Street became the tallest standing building in Lower Manhattan after the towers fell.
- Two days after 9/11, he visited Ground Zero to observe the recovery efforts and spoke with media.
- His accounts of 9/11 have changed over time and have been a part of his public and political life.
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