In a meandering rant aboard Air Force One, Donald Trump resurrected an old claim that has repeatedly drawn scrutiny from fact-checkers and analysts — that he had somehow warned the world about Osama Bin Laden before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Speaking with reporters and Senator Lindsey Graham, Trump asserted that the devastating collapse of the World Trade Center would never have happened had anybody bothered to listen to him.
The assertion, delivered with characteristic confidence, immediately triggered a wave of criticism on social media, with observers questioning both the accuracy of the statement and the president's grip on historical fact. Trump's allegation centred on his 1999 book, which he claimed contained warnings about the terror mastermind.
