The room fell silent when Donald Trump told the story.
Two heroic firefighters, a collapsing building, the former president supposedly dragged from the brink of death near Ground Zero. But now, California Governor Gavin Newsom is calling that tale a sickening fabrication. Journalists say it\u2019s \u201cstolen valor.\u201d Supporters defend him. Critics are enraged.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many Americans, 9\/11 remains a raw wound, a day of unthinkable loss and unquestionable heroism. That\u2019s why Trump\u2019s vivid account of being hauled away from danger by two firefighters near Ground Zero has ignited such anger. His shifting timeline, from being there \u201cright after\u201d to admitting he wasn\u2019t present on the day of the collapse, has only deepened suspicion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gavin Newsom\u2019s office calling the story \u201cabsolutely disgusting\u201d captured what many feel: that inventing or embellishing personal heroism on a day when so many actually died saving others crosses a moral line. Critics see a pattern of self\u2011aggrandizement, accusing Trump of placing himself at the center of a tragedy that was never about him. Others argue memories blur over time. In the end, the clash is about more than politics; it\u2019s about who owns the stories of sacrifice, and who has the right to speak in their name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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