Posted on 11/24/2015 8:12:35 AM PST by Clint N. Suhks
Columbus, Ohio (CNN)Donald Trump said Monday that he witnessed people jumping out of the Twin Towers on 9/11 from the view in his apartment.
"Many people jumped and I witnessed it, I watched that. I have a view -- a view in my apartment that was specifically aimed at the World Trade Center," Trump said Monday during a rally in Columbus, Ohio.
"And I watched those people jump and I watched the second plane hit ... I saw the second plane hit the building and I said, 'Wow that's unbelievable,'" Trump continued.
At least 200 people are believed to have jumped from the Twin Towers after planes struck the towers in an attack that claimed more than 2,600 lives.
The Republican presidential contender lives in Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, more than four miles away from where the World Trade Center towers once stood. Trump has lived in the 5th Avenue tower since before the attacks, according to media reports pre-dating 9/11.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment asking how Trump witnessed people jumping out of the Twin Towers from more than four miles away.
Trump on Monday also dug into his claim that Muslims in New Jersey celebrated the terrorist attacks on 9/11, a claim that has been widely debunked by multiple fact-checkers.
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However, their playbook is not as powerful as it once was. The winds are changing.
It’s quite possible he might’ve had a high-powered telescope for viewing the WTC, and it was very clear that day. Unless I missed it, I didn’t see any quote from him stating he used binoculars.
This thread is a great example of why conservatism is losing.
A ‘conservative’ candidate is clearly winning the argument and you folks are arguing over meaningless minutia.
I don’t like Trump for President but he’s got the liberals on the ropes. So you all give the liberals a helping hand by arguing he couldn’t have seen what everyone knows happened.
buncha sheep, for Gods sake he’s the only one reminding the nation of what happened on 9/11
Forgive me if I cannot read correctly, but the CNN article said that’s where he lived and implied that’s where he was that morning. Or am I missing something.
Further, are you saying that the CNN article is wrong about the 4 vs 7 (as you claim) mile separation?
He might have one of these on top of the towers:)
I’m not going anywhere. I’ll be watching all the candidates closely until our primary in March, then voting for the one whom I think has the best chance of winning in November.
You sound like you don’t even want conversation that might make you think. We want the same outcome: Dems out of power. I’m just more determined to help it happen.
Trump is a true politician. He lies as well as any of them.
He couldn’t see anything from where he lived of people jumping
He 100% did not see thousands of Muslims cheering after 9/11. You don’t think his staff would be showing the videos if they really existed.
One of the great liars of our time.
Jackwagons
With a telescope or decent binoculars, it's quite obvious you would be able to see bodies falling from those buildings.
Of course, that doesn’t answer the question... but thanks for your input.
Years ago I saw someone fall out of a hot air balloon and it was about 4-5 miles away.
You could see them against the blue sky so yes you can it just depends on the contrast between the object and the background.
Everybody can argue over what they want, frankly. It’s called freedom - while we still have it.
Trump isn’t my first choice for sure - that’s Cruz. But as long as he can take the nomination away from Jeb Bush or any of the other media-supported GOP candidates, I am happy.
My only goal here now on this forum is to do anything and everything to keep a Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, John Kasich from getting the nomination.
He’ll get another 2 point poll embellishment bump.
“He 100% did not see thousands of Muslims cheering after 9/11. You don’t think his staff would be showing the videos if they really existed.”
I saw it on news reports.
I know people who saw it in person.
You’re a liar.
Everybody who watched the events or the news that day saw the people jumping.
“My only goal here now on this forum is to do anything and everything to keep a Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, John Kasich from getting the nomination.”
Amen
I'm not familiar with New York so I certainly won't dispute the distance. And if Trump is...embellishing again then it still won't make a difference to his supporters.
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