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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhere are all the pictures & stories of Trump at "Ground Zero"
Hundreds of reporters & photographers were down there for weeks.
spanone
(135,844 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)Trump is a fucking coward - no way he would go anywhere that site. I bet he did not donate a dime, either.
spanone
(135,844 posts)A not-insignificant chunk of that federal funding, $2 billion, was earmarked for distribution by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and the Empire State Development Corporation. About a quarter of that some $500 million was explicitly set aside for helping small businesses in the area recover. Among the 8,214 early recipients was 40 Wall Street LLC, the most valuable building in Donald Trumps portfolio of properties, a skyscraper that sits less than a mile from Ground Zero. (An additional $350 million was later allocated to the same cause, bringing the total number of businesses impacted to more than 14,000.)
Trump applied for and accepted the money, despite the fact that as he acknowledged in an interview with a German news show immediately after the attacks the property wasnt, fortunately, affected by what happened to the World Trade Center.
Technically, 40 Wall Street LLC (if not its parent company, the Trump Organization) did meet the criteria for the funds: It had fewer than 500 employees, and was located south of 14th Street. And, as the agency that administered the funds said, eligibility wasnt necessarily determined based on damage incurred; rather, the goal was to keep businesses and jobs from deserting the city and moving to other States or overseas.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/how-donald-trump-cashed-in-on-9-11-105833/
Skittles
(153,169 posts)I bet not only did he not donate a dime, he probably found ways to CASH IN ON IT
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)He'd be at Ground Zero in disguise, quietly going about his rescue and recovery efforts, with no thought of personal glory or even thanks for his selfless actions.
Or so he'd like people to believe, but sadly only his demented supporters are buying what he's selling on this one.
sacto95834
(393 posts)you should write for hollywood
Thanks.
dhill926
(16,346 posts)PJMcK
(22,037 posts)During the Republican primaries, Trump claimed that he lost hundreds of friends in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. He then claimed to have lost "many, many friends" in the attacks. Both statements were egregious lies.
Michael Daly of The Daily Beast fact checked Trump and there are no records or evidence that Trump attended a single memorial or funeral.
Lawrence O'Donnell broke it down:
Trump is the lowest trash.
He's also an idiot.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)I recall that photo but I don't recall seeing Drumpie in one. I didn't know who he was anyway. I wish to hell I still didn't...