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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Mathew Erpansizo

'They Grabbed Me Under the Arm': Donald Trump's 9/11 Commemoration Address Draws Heavy Criticism

Donald Trump faces criticism after recounting an unverified story about two firefighters carrying him to safety while speaking at a 9/11 commemoration in Washington (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore)

US President Donald Trump drew criticism online on Tuesday, 8 September, after using a 9/11 commemoration address in Washington to repeat an unverified story that two firefighters lifted him and began running with him near a building they feared might collapse.

The criticism centred on Trump's claim that the firefighters 'grabbed me under the arm' and began running with him, and it quickly became the focus of online scrutiny.

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