Opinion: President Trump Claims He Was At Ground Zero On Sept. 11. But Was He?
He continues to say he rushed to the wreckage of the twin towers after the Sept. 11 attacks to help. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the heroic work of the rescue crews.
by Scott Simon
Sep 14, 2019
2 minutes
News organizations now refer to President Trump's whoppers — from the size of his inaugural crowds to a hurricane threatening Alabama — as routinely as referring to rain in Seattle.
But, there was still some surprise this week when at services to mark the of the Sept. 11 attacks, , "Soon after, I went down to Ground Zero with men who worked for me to try to help in any little way that we could ... We were not alone. So many others were scattered around trying to do the same. They were all trying to help."
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