Donald Trump’s Most Despicable Tweets About 9/11
Forget his lie about “thousands of Muslims cheering” or “hundreds of friends” who died, the Republican presidential nominee has long made the attack about himself.
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Donald Trump has a very public history of trying to make 9/11 all about himself, and also about attacking his own personal and political enemies. Furthermore, the GOP presidential nominee has a penchant for straight-up lying about what happened on September 1, 2001. (To say nothing of the fact that one of his closest allies and friends in media, right-wing radio host Alex Jones, is a 9/11 “truther.”)
Nowhere are Trump’s crass 9/11-related tendencies more prominently displayed than on his verified Twitter feed. On this solemn occasion, here are the 10 worst @realDonaldTrump tweets concerning 9/11.
10. Trump uses 9/11 to go after libertarian icon Ron Paul and The Donald’s foe Rosie O’Donnell.
Both @Rosie and @RonPaul think America is responsible for 9/11. http://t.co/AYe9xp1K http://t.co/IDSWWnYV (cont) http://t.co/eurDrQ4J
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2011
9. Here’s Trump tweeting, and approvingly retweeting, about scores of “militant Muslims” in America delighting in the carnage of 9/11.
"@thumpmomma: I likewise saw militant Muslims burning our flag and burning George Bush photos and figures, right after 9/11! Not#here!"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2015
8. “...all kinds of youtube videos...”
"@wzpd8z: Mr. Trump, Chuck Todd is a moron, all kinds of youtube videos showing muslims celebrating 911. I would show it on your ads."
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2015
7. Back during the Republican primary, Trump invoked 9/11 repeatedly to attack the Bush family. He “wanted to be nice,” but ended up not:
.@JebBush,
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2015
At the debate you said your brother kept us safe- I wanted to be nice & did not mention the WTC came down during his watch, 9/11.
6. Did you know that Donald Trump predicted the 9/11 plot?
I predicted the 9/11 attack on America in my book "The America We Deserve" and the collapse of Iraq in @TimeToGetTough.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2011
5. There was also when he used 9/11 to bash Obama and the president’s supposed “good friends in Libya and Egypt.”
What a coincidence that Obama's good friends in Libya and Egypt picked 9/11 to attack our embassies.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2012
4. For those searching for an emphatically pro-torture 9/11 tweet…
Isn't it interesting that immediately after September 11th, everybody was asking for, and indeed demanding, torture of any kind. No reports!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2014
3. The Infowars link is what makes it.
I LIVE IN NEW JERSEY & @realDonaldTrump IS RIGHT: MUSLIMS DID CELEBRATE ON 9/11 HERE! WE SAW IT! https://t.co/1SksZU9qlj
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2015
2. No comment.
With the whacko pervert Weiner about to be embarrassed, all women need to be on the lookout. Sexting begins 9.11 @ 12:01 AM
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2013
1. And finally, never forget:
“@realDonaldTrump: I would like to extend my best wishes to all, even the haters and losers, on this special date, September 11th.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2013
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