History Thread:
On this September 11, it is factual to note the following about @RealDonaldTrump:
1) on the very day of the attacks, he bragged that the destruction of the World Trade Center meant that he now had the tallest bulding in lower Manhattan
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On this September 11, it is factual to note the following about @RealDonaldTrump:
1) on the very day of the attacks, he bragged that the destruction of the World Trade Center meant that he now had the tallest bulding in lower Manhattan
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2) @realdonaldtrump claimed - with no evidence - that “thousands and thousands” of Muslims in New Jersey celebrated 9/11.
3) When reporters pointed out his 9/11 falsehoods, he chose to mock them - notably imitating the NYT's Serge Kovaleski, who has a congenital joint condition
3) When reporters pointed out his 9/11 falsehoods, he chose to mock them - notably imitating the NYT's Serge Kovaleski, who has a congenital joint condition
4) Trump said he would make charitable contributions to 9/11 charities; the NYC Comptroller's Office reviewed some 1,500 pages records, containing the names of 110K individuals and entities - and found nothing from Trump in the year after 9/11
5) a separate review by The NY Daily News found no charitable contribution from Trump to either of the two principal 9/11 charities between 2001 and 2014; it says he finally gave 100K - after he entered the 2016 presidential campaign
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