Trump Honors 9/11 Victims at the Ellipse, Pledging to ‘Never Forget’
Trump honored first responders and victims, and the ceremony included a posthumous Medal of Freedom for Welles Crowther and a Coast Guard cutter announcement.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump honored FDNY first responders at the White House, posthumously awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, the 24-year-old volunteer firefighter known as the "Man in the Red Bandana."
- The ceremony marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, featuring a 21-foot, 16,900-pound steel beam from the South Tower displayed on the White House Ellipse as part of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's 'Steel Across America' tour.
- Crowther guided survivors from the South Tower's 78th-floor sky lobby, making three trips to save as many people as he could before the building collapsed, according to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
- Trump also announced the Coast Guard will commission a new fast-response cutter named for Jeffrey Palazzo, an FDNY Rescue Squad 5 member and Coast Guard reservist killed at the World Trade Center.
- As the nation marks the 25th anniversary on Friday, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation aims to deliver 343 mortgage-free homes this year, honoring every firefighter who perished in the Twin Towers.
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Trump Claims Firefighters Carried Him to Safety After 9/11 Attack, Later Clarifies Story After Being Fact Checked
Donald Trump‘s story about 9/11 is raising eyebrows and now he’s clarifying his comments after being fact-checked by media outlets […] The post Trump Claims Firefighters Carried Him to Safety After 9/11 Attack, Later Clarifies Story After Being Fact Checked appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.
Trump claims firefighters carried him to safety after 9/11 attacks, 'New York Times' disputes
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he assisted after the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center, but on Tuesday, he claimed that he was rescued by two firefighters shortly afterward.
US President Trump likes to tell stories - the truth content is often secondary. Shortly before the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Trump listens to a personal anecdote at a memorial event. Has he flunked again?
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The Rickey Smiley Morning Show“A Disgrace To Humanity”: Donald Trump Blasted For Egregious 9/11 Falsehood
Trump's latest 9/11 lie draws backlash, as he falsely claims firefighters rescued him from Ground Zero, adding to his history of 9/11 falsehoods.
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