Trump says ground zero story is 'exactly accurate' after deluge of fact checks
President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that his account of visiting ground zero with construction workers after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was “exactly accurate,” pushing back against a wave of fact checks examining his recollection.
TL;DR
- President Trump insists his account of visiting ground zero after 9/11 is "exactly accurate."
- He is responding to fact checks that questioned his recollection of the event.
- Trump shared video clips and cited his then-Head of Security, Matthew Calamari, for confirmation.
- He described being at the site "shortly thereafter" the attacks with construction workers.
- Politifact could not verify direct participation in cleanup but noted video of Trump near the area two days after the attacks.