CNN fact checks Trump's 9/11 claim firefighters carried him away

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President Donald Trump has for years told false or unproven stories about what he supposedly saw and did on 9/11 and soon after. As the 25th anniversary of the terror attack approaches, Trump told another story at the White House on Tuesday — in which he claimed to have been carried away by firefighters amid fears of an imminent building collapse at some point after the attack. CNN senior reporter Daniel Dale breaks down Trump's latest story. 0:00 Trump claims he was carried away by firefighters after 9/11 attack 1:26 Trump clarifies WTC visit "not on the same day as the collapse" 1:33 CNN fact checker Daniel Dale unpacks Trump's claims and what evidence shows 4:05 Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu & former Trump campaign adviser David Urban react to Trump's story Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Trump #september11 #News

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