Fact check: Trump’s story about being carried away by firefighters after the 9/11 attack

During the Steel Across America tour on September 8, 2026, at the Ellipse of the White House, President Donald Trump claimed that firefighters near ground zero carried him to safety immediately following the 9/11 attacks. However, CNN reports that Trump has spent years sharing false or unproven accounts regarding his actions and observations during and after the events of 9/11, as the 25th anniversary of the attacks approaches, challenging the validity of these specific claims.