Trump claims firefighters carried him to safety ‘right after’ 9/11, but his account is disputed

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Donald Trump has lashed out at the press over coverage questioning where he was. This week, he said two firefighters carried him to safety near the US Steel Building right after the attacks, though he later said that he wasn’t at the World Trade Center on the day of the collapse. His version of events, and alleged role at Ground Zero have evolved many times over the years, as Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake. In Tuesday’s speech in Washington, Donald Trump said he had been working on a building in New York and took his construction workers to Ground Zero “right after this happened”, and described being carried to safety by two firefighters near the US Steel Building. “I’ll never forget two firemen,” Trump said. “We thought it was coming down on top of us,” he recalled, saying the firefighters grabbed him under the arms and “literally lifted me up” before running with him. The remarks prompted renewed scrutiny of Trump’s account, including by New York Magazine, which questioned his version of events. Trump subsequently responded on Truth Social, criticising the publication and clarifying that he was not at the World Trade Center “o...