Trump Is Being Blasted For Claiming He ‘Spent A Lot Of Time’ At Ground Zero


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You may have noticed, but President Donald J. Trump sometimes has issues with the truth. Occasionally his innate need to brag about himself, to accomplish his sketchy tasks or to evade the law, forces him to fibs so big —and so weird — that only the most gullible would ever take them as gospel. In short, how many are surprised that the man who once denied he ever called Meghan Markle “nasty” despite audio evidence to the contrary is now claiming he was an instrumental force at Ground Zero right after the 9/11 attacks?

On Monday morning, as per CNN, Trump was speaking to first responders, shortly after a bill that offers long-term compensation for their efforts had belatedly passed in Congress. Perhaps they recognize him; after all, according to him, he was there.

“I was down there also, but I’m not considering myself a first responder,” Trump told them. “But I was down there. I spent a lot of time down there with you.”

If this is true, it’s amazing it’s never been reported till now. Perhaps it’s not? In any case, many took to social media to scream BS, including people who were actually there.

https://twitter.com/USMCLiberal/status/1155899251626577926

Some were shocked that no one’s noticed this before, let alone a certain celebrity businessman-turned-president who brags about everything he does — and doesn’t do.

Others remembered actual stories about Trump’s visits to Ground Zero, which were not at the same time.

https://twitter.com/davidgura/status/1155870842867331073

Oh, and he made sure to go on record dissing the World Trade Centers, which was classy then, classy now.

https://twitter.com/davidgura/status/1155877366008336392

A related reminder: He used the reminder to brag about his own, still-standing buildings.

Others simply weren’t buying it.

https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1155910923040841735

Some made jokes.

https://twitter.com/PaulLeeTicks/status/1155954099487047681

Of course, some reminded us how the person who won the 2016 popular vote treated the attacks.

https://twitter.com/Underrated_Dom/status/1155909435874828288

(Via CNN)