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Facts first: the truth behind Trump's story about being saved by firefighters after the 9/11 attackPhoto by Popovski on Pexels
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Facts first: the truth behind Trump's story about being saved by firefighters after the 9/11 attack

CNN Portugal9 September 2026 at 08:45

The story told by Donald Trump about being saved by firefighters after the September 11 attack contains possible truthful elements, but the US president has never presented any evidence to support his version of events. This is a narrative that Trump is said to have told on previous occasions.

Some facts directly contradict what Trump claimed about the events of September 11, 2001. The fact-checking exposes inconsistencies in the version presented by the American president.

The article sets out to analyze the truth behind this story, separating what can be verified from what remains unconfirmed in Trump's narrative about that day.

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