Donald Trump: I was ‘100% right’ about Muslims cheering 9/11 attacks

Donald Trump insisted on Sunday he was “100% right” when he said he saw Muslims in Jersey City, New Jersey, cheering the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center – even though fact-checkers have debunked his claim.

 

In a phone interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Trump said he was getting an “unbelievable response” from “hundreds” of people who told him they also saw televised Muslim celebrations of the 11 September 2001 attacks in Manhattan.

 

“I saw it. So many people saw it. And, so, why would I take it back? I’m not going to take it back,” said Trump.

 

Trump came under fire last week after making remarks at a rally and in a nationally televised appearance that he had seen thousands of people in Jersey City cheer the collapse of the Twin Towers in Manhattan. On Saturday, he appeared to reframe his words by saying the sentiment was shared worldwide.

 

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