Fact check: Biden falsely claims he was at Ground Zero ‘the next day’ after 9/11
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a speech to service members and first responders on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President Joe Biden falsely claimed that he was at Ground Zero the day after the Twin Towers fell in Manhattan.
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a speech to service members and first responders on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President Joe Biden falsely claimed that he was at Ground Zero the day after the Twin Towers fell in Manhattan.
Old Joe Biden stood in Alaska Monday and claimed to have been on the scene of the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 12, 2001.
Joe Biden visited Ground Zero the day after the horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. He looked straight into the GATES OF HELL. He will NEVER FORGET....
Yesterday, on the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, Joe Biden visited Alaska. Why? Apparently, that’s just where he chose to commemorate the day. It makes no sense whatsoever, especially when you consider that the site of the tragedy is on the opposite side of the country.
Speaking at a military base in Alaska on the anniversary of 9/11, President Joe Biden wrongly said that he visited ground zero in New York City the day after the attack. Biden first visited the site nine days after terrorists flew planes into the twin towers at the World Trade Center.
President Joe Biden is facing criticism and fact checks from mainstream media outlets for saying incorrectly that he was at Ground Zero the day after the Sept 11, 2001, attacks even though he was not ...
