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Tuesday, September 08, 2026

President Donald Trump on Tuesday made another dubious claim about his involvement in the recovery effort following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, leading critics to call him "delusional" and a "despicable liar."

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Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 11:07 AM · Sep 8, 2026

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That's strange because he previously claimed that he watched the second plane from Trump Tower. He also claimed that he witnessed thousands of people cheering in Jersey City as the towers collapsed.

Is it possible he might be telling lies?

#1 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-09-08 02:45 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

This person has a 30% approval rating.

America is broken.

#2 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-09-08 02:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

(Trump) claimed Tuesday that two firemen "lifted me up" from the rubble amid concerns that a nearby building was going to collapse.

POSTED BY REINHEITSGEBOT

There is a Trump Derangement Syndrome because Trump is deranged.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-09-08 02:48 PM | Reply

"delusional"

Trump is that, and it is getting worse.

"Delusions" are what you go to Court over to get your insane uncle committed to a psychiatric facility for his own good.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2026-09-08 02:49 PM | Reply

Trump's mental illness is untreated and increasingly florid, and will lead to a collapse.

That collapse is likely to include an awful lot of destructive and aggressive behavior before the man is actually at the point of dismembering Melania and eating her.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2026-09-08 02:52 PM | Reply

Pathological lying is part of Donald Trump's mental illness and steep decline.
Oddly, Republicans are still cool with him as POTUS, nuke codes and all.
Then again, he's made the predator class among them lots of money.
The MAGAt mob less so, although when Trump's War ends ...
... around the time he finally ends his Epstein Coverup ...
Who knows?

#6 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-09-08 03:26 PM | Reply

He's a ------- loon. Throw his fat bald pedo ass out on the street.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-09-08 06:19 PM | Reply

(Trump) claimed Tuesday that two firemen "lifted me up" from the rubble

It would take two firefighters to lift 350 pounds of shit.

#8 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-09-08 06:59 PM | Reply

"I'll never forget " two firemen. We thought it was coming down on top of us that two firemen " big, strong guys " and I'm not the smallest guy in the world " they grabbed me under the arms [and said], you got to get out of here.' And they literally lifted me up. This is not easy to do; I'm big. They lifted me up and they started running with me. I said, fellas, I can run myself.' But they were amazing. They thought it was coming down. It didn't come down," the president concluded.

Is this what he said?

Where did he say "rubble"?

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-08 07:08 PM | Reply

I read the quote and watched the video.

No mention of "pulled from rubble" or "cleared rubble"

Where did I miss that?

#10 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-08 08:51 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

okay....so the silence tells me nobody disagrees?

everyone is going to pretend they didn't fall for yet another headline written by reinshitforbrains.

#11 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-08 10:37 PM | Reply

Eb's... searching for Affirmation.

Sad, sad, little Troll.

Sad, sad, little Troll.

Nobody sees the Shining Truth.

A Legend....All alone, in his Own Mind....

Sniffing Brains Farts and Jackin' Off.

#12 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-09-09 01:02 AM | Reply

Beverly is MAGAT first, truth never.

#13 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-09-09 01:10 AM | Reply

Trump) claimed Tuesday that two firemen "lifted me up" from the rubble

His fat ass was on the phone bragging about how he now had the tallest building in NYC and was definitely not anywhere near the rubble.

Wait, I thought he was in NJ watching muslims dancing in the streets.

There is something wrong in his head. Really wrong. The GOP is too afraid of his feral supporters to do their job.

#14 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-09-09 07:46 AM | Reply

This person has a 30% approval rating.

The sad reality is that these people will believe this obvious and easily proven lie.

#15 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-09-09 07:49 AM | Reply

The sad reality is that these people will believe this obvious and easily proven lie.

#15 | Posted by Nixon

Do they really believe it? Or is their lack of contradiction or actual assent merely a perfunctory "Seig Heil"?

#16 | Posted by Zed at 2026-09-09 08:24 AM | Reply

"everyone is going to pretend they didn't fall for yet another headline written by reinshitforbrains."

FWIW, the headline is the same one that was used on The Drudge Report. The article used the word "rubble" twice, but not as part of the direct quote.

#17 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-09-09 08:38 AM | Reply

"Sad, sad, little Troll.
Sad, sad, little Troll.

You sound really worried that someone might steal your title

#18 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-09-09 08:40 AM | Reply

Trumps entire story could be all a total lie.

but I guess it's too much to expect people to quote his "lie" accurately.

it's necessary to embellish, much like Trump.

That just makes them similar to Trump....which is quite funny really.

#19 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 08:50 AM | Reply

FWIW, the headline is the same one that was used on The Drudge Report

not shocked.

people are in a rush to get stories like that out.

Not sure why because Trump serves up fodder like this all day every day.

And then Trump goes to his base and says, "see, these morons won't even try to quote me accurately. Look at this fabricated shit story. You see what I have to deal with?"

#20 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 09:00 AM | Reply

That just makes them similar to Trump....which is quite funny really.

#19 | POSTED BY EBERLY.

What's funny(and gross) is you always licking Trumpy's taint.

So it's ok for Trumpy and his accomplices to lie and exaggerate 24/7/365?

But let a journalist or another politician do the same thing back at Trumpy and Beverly comes out swinging that purse!

Ebs always there for us to argue about the syntax instead of the subject. So nothing to say about Trumpy's latest in his litany of lies except he didn't t say the actual word "rubble"?

Thanks Eb. Whatever would we do without ya?!

#21 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-09-09 11:40 AM | Reply

Trumps entire story could be all a total lie.
#19 | POSTED BY EBERLY

But it could be the truth?

Remember when republicans pretended they cared about the events of 9/11.

Then Trump lied and none of them have anything to say.

When you're in a cult, you cult.

#22 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-09 12:08 PM | Reply

Italiacs off!

#23 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-09 12:08 PM | Reply

-So it's ok for Trumpy and his accomplices to lie and exaggerate 24/7/365?

your drama, not mine.

well it's easy to call anybody a liar if you put words in their mouth they didn't say.

Trump lies enough with just what he legitimately says......it's not necessary to invent what he said.

but you were too busy licking Reinshit's ass to realize it.

-So nothing to say about Trumpy's latest in his litany of lies except he didn't t say the actual word "rubble"?

You simply don't possess the intellectual capacity to understand I don't come here to find agreement with others. You do....obviously

The 8 million things he's said, posted, etc.......what am I supposed to spend time on?

I delegate that grunt work to errand boys such as yourself. It's all you can do anyway.

when you get something right, I'll be silent......either because I agree or because I don't care enough to verify.

Once in a great while, I'll actually click on the attached article and read it. Which is what I did here. Took a couple minutes at most. Only to learn Trump didn't say what was being reported.

So I asked. Maybe I missed it.....I wasn't sure. I certainly have no trouble believing Trump lies all the time.

You cry like a bitch when I don't bother to look something up and then when I DO look something up......you.....wait for it.....cry like a bitch.

Keep doing what you do, Bonerboy. You're the gift that just keeps on giving.

Oh...and thanks for "ignoring most of my posts"

#24 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 12:09 PM | Reply

-Thanks Eb. Whatever would we do without ya?!

I imagine you would do what you do daily.......whine and moan about your shitty lot in life by coming onto an anonymous blog.

that's what you would do without me.

#25 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 12:12 PM | Reply

Oh...and thanks for "ignoring most of my posts"

#24 | POSTED BY EBERLY

There are so many! One would have ignited mist of them to get anything done Beverly.

Have you noticed how "powerful" I've become lately?

One post from me is worth a thousands purse swings from Beverly.

"Keep doing what you do, Bonerboy. You're the gift that just keeps on giving."

Oh stop! You are getting me all hot bothered!

Anyway. Not going to get into a thing with you Beverly

Enjoy swinging that purse and licking old Trumpy's nasty taint.

#26 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-09-09 12:23 PM | Reply

And my editor obviously needs some coffee.

#27 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-09-09 12:25 PM | Reply

The sad reality is that these people will believe this obvious and easily proven lie.
#15 | Posted by Nixon a

LOL

#28 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 12:26 PM | Reply

-But it could be the truth?

you mean the story he actually told?

I don't know......You are comfortable with believing anything even when it's proven to be false.

just like here.

#29 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 12:29 PM | Reply

-When you're in a cult, you cult.

this thread is certainly evidence of that.

#30 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 12:29 PM | Reply

But it could be the truth?

you mean the story he actually told?

I don't know......
#29 | POSTED BY EBERLY

Of course you don't.

Who cares when the president lies and tells insane stories.

After all, he's not Zed. Zed, who you chase after, obsessed by his every post.

You need to make sure everyone on the DR knows how you feel about Zed's comments.

But Donald Trump, I guess he said something, does it really even matter?

#31 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-09 01:11 PM | Reply

But Donald Trump, I guess he said something, does it really even matter?

#31 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK

But but he didn't use the specific word "rubble"!

The fact that his whole statement was based on a lie is immaterial to a Trumpy Taint Licker.

#32 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-09-09 01:14 PM | Reply

-Who cares when the president lies and tells insane stories.

Are you asking me to give you permission to make up shit that wasn't said so that you can call it a lie?

#33 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 01:17 PM | Reply

-Who cares when the president lies and tells insane stories.

Are you asking me to give you permission to make up shit that wasn't said so that you can call it a lie?

#34 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 01:18 PM | Reply

-After all, he's not Zed. Zed, who you chase after, obsessed by his every post.

Why don't you do what you normally do which is to pretend you don't see it?

#35 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 01:33 PM | Reply

but I guess it's too much to expect people to quote his "lie" accurately.
it's necessary to embellish, much like Trump.
That just makes them similar to Trump....which is quite funny really.

#19 | Posted by eberly

I agree with you completely. And feel you are completely justified calling out the exaggeration.

His story sounds to me like it is full of crap and he is trying to steal some valor. That should be enough in itself.

I know I have said before, responding to Trumpers, that if you have to lie it means you know your argument is weak.

Eb, it seems to me that a lot of people are piling into you just because they generally disagree with you, and don't like you because you have the temerity to disagree with them.

But, to me, they are making themselves look like idiots, are really no better than Trump himself.

#36 | Posted by gtbritishskull at 2026-09-09 01:52 PM | Reply

-Eb, it seems to me that a lot of people are piling into you just because they generally disagree with you, and don't like you because you have the temerity to disagree with them.

It's not like they have a lot to disagree with me about. What they come here for is to seek agreement on things I don't do that. I come to seek disagreement. This is what confuses #MIN posters because they respond to post. They agree with and disagree with, and I'm not likely to post agreements, only disagreements.

And that generates a lot of hostility. I like to call it an agreement tax"

Zed follows me around from thread to thread thread with a spit wad throwing.

And that's fine, but a few righteous folks here have chosen to defend it and encourage it

Which did Zed no favors as you can all clearly see now.

I feel like Brad Pitt in the movie once upon a Time in Hollywood where he's beating up that hippie and the other fellow hippies are begging him to stop

#37 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 02:01 PM | Reply

But regarding my response that included an insult of danni, I apologize for that. That was way out of bounds.

Heat of the moment

#38 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 02:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

regarding my response that included an insult of danni, I apologize for that. That was way out of bounds.

Agreed.

#39 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-09 02:21 PM | Reply

@#36 ... His story sounds to me like it is full of crap and he is trying to steal some valor. That should be enough in itself. ...

Trump's Own Nephew Jumps Into the Fray to Debunk His 9/11 Storytelling
www.mediaite.com

... President Donald Trump's own nephew found Trump's alleged tall tales about his actions in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks so offensive, he decided to speak out. ...

#40 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-09-09 02:22 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I come to seek disagreement.

Which makes you a disagreeable person?

Gratz?

It would be different if your replies were polite factual and informative instead of very angry and emotional.

But your amygdala does not have time for that and I don't have the time (or the expertise) to psychoanalyze your sudden emotional outbursts at other disagreeing with YOU and your ever more neurotic responses.

#41 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-09-09 02:41 PM | Reply

Trump gets pulled from the rubble better than anyone.

#42 | Posted by Zed at 2026-09-09 02:52 PM | Reply

But regarding my response that included an insult of danni, I apologize for that. That was way out of bounds.
Heat of the moment

#38 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 02:18 PM | Reply | Flag:

Good man.

#43 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-09-09 02:53 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Zed follows me around from thread to thread thread with a spit wad throwing.

#37 | POSTED BY EBERLY

Look into that space women dare not see and you'll see me staring back at you.

#44 | Posted by Zed at 2026-09-09 02:54 PM | Reply

fear is the mind killer!

#45 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-09-09 03:01 PM | Reply

-It would be different if your replies were polite factual and informative instead of very angry and emotional.

Some days I take the high road, some days I don't

But every day I'm expected to take the high road, despite being called a ... ..

Racist
Fascist
Nazi
Trump taint licker
Homo
Beverly

You expect me to be nicer to you than you're capable of being in return.

And I can do that.

But I fall short some days

I get pussies like you to beg me to stop punching back

#46 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 03:01 PM | Reply

43

Thanks to Alex and the others who called me out on that

#47 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 03:02 PM | Reply

to be fair the only guy accusing you of being a MAGA trump taint licker is a Russian stooge.

#48 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-09-09 03:03 PM | Reply

We all go to far sometimes.

#49 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-09-09 03:03 PM | Reply

-I don't have the time ... ...

What a crock of shit. If Bonerboy and I am here ... ... .100% probability that he crawls right up my ass.

He doesn't have the discipline not to

#50 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-09 03:17 PM | Reply

If his pie hole is open, chances are Trump will emit a lie. That's what he does best.

#51 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-09-09 03:56 PM | Reply

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