Trump repeats disputed 9/11 ground zero claims at White House ceremony, then defends them on Truth Social

At a Tunnel to Towers Foundation ceremony on the White House Ellipse marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, President Trump repeated his long-disputed account of visiting Ground Zero with construction workers and being carried to safety by firefighters from a creaking building. Fact-checkers and retired FDNY officials have previously found no evidence for these claims, which Trump has made since at least 2016. Trump later posted on Truth Social insisting his account was 'exactly accurate,' stating he was there 'shortly thereafter' with 'a large group of Construction Workers' and 'as soon as the Law allowed.'

“I was there, obviously not on the same day as the collapse, but shortly thereafter, with a large group of Construction Workers. I was there as soon as the Law allowed.” — Posted on Truth Social after the White House ceremony. Quote verified against source