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“He created a fictitious event featuring himself, who did nothing, as the hero of 9/11.”

While Republicans express “offense” at plans for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to attend September 11 remembrances this week due to his Muslim faith, President Donald Trump provoked outrage on Tuesday when he told what seems to be a fabricated story about his heroism following the terrorist attack.

Before a crowd that included over 100 first responders, Trump described being at ground zero with a construction crew he said he’d deployed to help with the aftermath of the attack. He described walking beneath the US Steel building, now known as One Liberty Plaza, which was believed to be at risk of collapsing.

“The United States Steel Building was creaking, really creaking, and we thought it was going to fall down. The truth is, it creaked a lot. It creaked. It still creaks, but it never came down,” Trump recalled. “And I’ll never forget two firemen. We thought it was coming down on top of us, and two firemen, big, strong guys—and I’m not the smallest guy in the world—they grabbed me under the arm, said, ‘Got to get out of here!’ And they literally lifted me up.”

“This is not easy to do. I’m big,” Trump continued. “They lifted me up, and they started running with me. I said, ‘Fellas, I can run myself,’ but they were amazing. But they thought it was coming down. It didn’t come down.”

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 111 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

While Republicans express “offense” at plans for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to attend September 11 remembrances this week due to his Muslim faith

Crazy to think both the towers were filled 100% with Christians.

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 67 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Or that there were no Muslim first responders or Leos.

[–] 5765313496@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What does one's star sign have to do with it? :P

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago

About as much as being Muslim does

[–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As much as I don't want to give them credit, LEOs are first responders.

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[–] core@leminal.space 85 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a couple lies there. No two firemen, no matter how strong, can lift his fat fucking ass up and run with it. Second, the only time Donny has ever tried to run was when he was chasing a little girl.

[–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago

Not only that but if two working people tried to touch him, he'd freak the fuck out like Andy samberg on "good day".

[–] thericofactor@sh.itjust.works 76 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I remember Ronald Reagan mixing up facts with some of his film roles when the dementia struck. I'm sure this is also at least partly Trump losing his grip on reality due to dementia. This man has no business whatsoever in being in charge of a country. He should be in a nursing home.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 72 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He should be in a nursing home.

Well. He should be in prison. But yes.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

A grave would be a lot better tbh. No need to keep wasting resources on him.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Graves are for remembering and honoring the fallen. Dump his carcass into the septic tank of the nearest outhouse, where he can fester with a few other nameless turds, utterly forgotten by everyone.

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah. We need a grave so we can have something to piss on. Shape it like a urinal too!

[–] TRAHR@quokk.au 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Body in the septic tank, but we place this on top and it’s drains into the tank

Only downside is you’ll have to get used to squat toilets.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I don't disagree, but as someone who believes this life is all we get, he deserves to life in his failing brain, confined to a very small room with an uncomfortable bed, metal toilet, and contemplate all the evil he's done in his life, knowing that he will never set foot outside of that cage ever again.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He should be at the end of a rope.

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago

Reagan would often recount events in films he was in as though they were real-life experiences, even before the dementia kicked in. He was prone to confabulation, though a less prolific liar than Trump. I think that was due to laziness rather than any matter of principle.

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 65 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

What even is the story?

I was in a place and a thing creaked and I ran away with some assistance.

Amazing. Loser.

[–] postman@literature.cafe 42 points 2 weeks ago

The suggestion is that he was there "to help" and was staying despite the danger, but two burly underlings pulled him out because unlike their keen-eyed master, they were unable to assess the strength of the structure, or were perhaps simply not as brave as he.

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 57 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The only thing he did during 9/11 was gloat that his building was now the tallest in NYC. And of course that was a lie.

[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

That's not true!

... He also complained that the stock market closed early.

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's so stupid I want to die

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The absurdity at the end of the world

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

The end of the world. Not with a bang, or even a whimper, but a fatal eye roll.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

While Republicans express “offense” at plans for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to attend September 11 remembrances this week due to his Muslim faith

Most mass shooters have been Republicans, so I don't think the GOP should be allowed to attend any event with a crowd.

I don’t think the GOP should be allowed to attend any event with a crowd

On the other hand, if this rule had been implemented we'd still have Charlie Kirk with us.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Speaking of stolen valor, I'll never forget when a veteran gave Trump his purple heart, and Trump's response was offensive.

Trump didn't try to refuse it before accepting it. He didn't compliment the vet for his sacrifice or thank him for his service.

No, Trump just said, "I always wanted one of these." It's just what anybody who knows Trump would expect. He made it all about himself and what he wants.

[–] TRock@feddit.dk 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I hope the person regrets it

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you're dumb enough to even consider giving a draft dodging pedo your purple heart, you're probably also dumb enough not to regret it.

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[–] tazeycrazy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Considering what you have to do to get a purple hart only a narcissist would "want" one.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

It turns out all you have to do to get one is to pretend to have bone spurs so that you can avoid joining the military, and then con somebody else into giving one to you.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

He is emperor Nero. Completely delusional, absolutely convinced of his own genius, the endless monologues and speeches, the threatening and axing of anyone who doesn't praise him, playing golf while Rome burns down in a fire he orchestrated himself through his absolute ineptitude and lack of erudition or any semblance of a wise thought.

Fucker even looks like him.

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[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

When we people learn that fascists have no shame, no care for truth, no care for logic, no care for intelligence? They don't fucking care, and all they do is laugh when they say things we repeat incredulously.

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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Motherfucker called into the Howard Stern show to brag how he now had the tallest building on the day of 911. There is proof of that.

[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Flood the zone. He'd rather have people talking about this than his defeat in Iran.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And the way he raped children with his good friend Jeffrey Epstein, really doesn't want people talking about that

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

About Trump raping children? Right, what happened with that whole debacle?

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

He got away with it because he's rich and because enough amoral uneducated pieces of shit politically protected him because siding with a pedophile is better than giving up their bigotry.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

MAGA claiming he meant 9/13 and one liberty plaza.

Why must they always interpret him and just not call out his bullshit.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Because he is literally a human loyalty test.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Because they threw their lot in with a pedo and there's no going back from that. You just have to keep digging in.

[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

Dementia stories

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

He's a felon rapist pedo and enough Americans in the right geographical areas still voted for him.

This isn't going to stop those same people from continuing to force rapist pedos on the rest of us and destroy our futures. Changes must be made to our system that prevent the lowest among us from controlling the rest of us.

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Wait to hear a story about Omaha Beach or Guadalcanal. And if Japan try something expect a story how he flew Enola Gay and how at that time gay means carefree and joyful, not today's meaning which is constructed by radical left and how he love to be gay back in a days.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Only thing this is missing is a good "Sir" and men crying.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

(my bold)

We thought it was coming down on top of us, and two firemen, big, strong guys—and I’m not the smallest guy in the world—they grabbed me under the arm, said, ‘Got to get out of here!’ And they literally lifted me up.”

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