09/08/2026
“Trump is mentally ill, delusional and a pathological liar. This lie is disgusting.
Trump spoke at a Tunnel to Towers Foundation event on Tuesday, held to honor the victims and first responders of September 11 on the 25th anniversary of the attacks. He used his remarks not to pay his respects, but to tell a new lie about his own heroism.
Trump told the crowd that he brought his entire construction crew to Ground Zero immediately after the September 11th attacks. He said they heard a building nearby creak, and that he told everyone around him that it was going to fall down.
Then, he said that two firefighters grabbed him under the arms and started running. He allegedly told them, “Fellas, I could run myself,” but added that they were “amazing.”
Trump has been caught lying multiple times about his involvement in 9/11, including that he sent hundreds of workers to the site, that he helped clear debris, and that he spent time with first responders. There is no evidence to support any of those stories. The detail about firefighters physically carrying him appears to be new, though he did not say when it happened.
What we do have evidence of on the actual day of the attacks, is Trump calling a local television station to brag that his building was officially the tallest in downtown Manhattan.”
