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ABC, CBS, NBC repeated Trump’s evidence-free claim about his 9/11 response on social media

Melissa Joskow / Media Matters Social media accounts of ABC, CBS, and NBC uncritically repeated President Donald Trump’s claim that he “spent a lot of time” with first responders at the World Trade Center site in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. During a July 29 White House signing ceremony for legislation permanently extending aid to first responders through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Trump said to the assembled audience, which included some first responders to the terrorist attack: “I was down there [at ground zero] also, but I'm not considering myself a first responder.

 

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