Donald Trump just made jaws drop, claiming he warned about Osama bin Laden a year before the devastating 9/11 attacks. Speaking at a US Navy 250th birthday celebration in Norfolk, Virginia, Trump said, ‘Please remember I wrote about Osama bin Laden exactly one year before he blew up the World Trade Centre.’ He insists he saw the danger coming—way before anyone else.
This claim ties back to his 2000 book, though fact-checks by CNN and others dispute the specifics of such a warning.
‘I said one year before…I saw somebody named Osama bin Laden, and I didn’t like it. And you got to take care of him,’ Trump stated.
Public reaction has been heated, with CNN fact-checkers calling the claim exaggerated, pointing out that Trump’s book mentions Bin Laden but lacks a direct warning or call to action.
So, did Trump really see the threat before anyone else, or is this a stretch for credit? It’s a story that’s got everyone talking—share your take below and let’s unpack this together.
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