Trump Falsely Claims Arab-Americans Cheered 9/11
The xenophobia and dark appeal of Donald Trump keeps getting worse.
Trump said at a rally on Saturday in Birmingham, Ala. that he watched as the World Trade Center “came tumbling down.”“And I watched in Jersey City, New Jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down,” he added. “Thousands of people were cheering.
ABC “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos asked Trump on Sunday if he misspoke, noting that “police say that didn’t happen and all those rumors have been on the Internet for some time.”
“It did happen. I saw it, “ Trump said. “It was on television. I saw it.”
“George, it did happen,” Trump persisted.
“There were people that were cheering on the other side of New Jersey, where you have large Arab populations,” he said. “They were cheering as the World Trade Center came down.”
