You'll never believe what Donald Trump just said about 9/11

[Demovictory9]

(CNN)Donald Trump has always had a bit of Walter Mitty in him. But on Monday morning, in a speech to first responders and others impacted by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, he took his fantastical memory of himself to new and not-at-all-appropriate heights.

"I was down there also, but I'm not considering myself a first responder," Trump said. "But I was down there. I spent a lot of time down there with you."


Uh, what?

Let's be clear about what Trump is doing here: He is associating himself -- very closely -- with the men and women who were the first to respond to planes being crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. People who continue to suffer health issues due to their jobs.


So, what was Trump actually doing on September 11, 2001?

One thing he was doing was getting on the phone with WWOR's Alan Marcus to talk about the attacks and their aftermath. It was in that interview that Trump said this about a property -- 40 Wall Street -- that he owned:

"40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest—and then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second-tallest. And now it's the tallest."

Yeah. He really said that.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/29/politics/donald-trump-9-11-first-responders/index.html

[stopbush]

1. And 30% of the country believes him...which leads the media to conclude

that half the country supports him...which they then interpret as meaning no D can beat him in 2020.

[Downtown Hound]

2. The sad part is I have no problem believing he said that

It's not even shocking anymore.

[Ohiogal]

3. Good gawd

Does this man even have a molecule of patriotism or empathy inside that shriveled up brain of his? Right away after that horror the first thing he thinks about is how tall his building is. What a totally worthless, cowardly narcissistic piece of shit he is.

[Demovictory9]

6. no, he has zero empathy

[Cirque du So-What]

4. In a pig's eye he went anywhere near ground zero

If his bloated ass had ventured anywhere near the site, it would have been photographed or captured on video. Wouldn't put it past him to commission some doctored video or photos. I triple-dog dare him to try it!

[LuvNewcastle]

5. It was all pretty dismal until Trump showed up and saved the day.

Smiles all around, if I remember correctly.