During a speech at Norfolk, Virginia, to mark the US Navy’s 250th birthday, US President Donald Trump claimed he warned about Osama bin Laden a year before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, asserting he deserved “a little credit” because his warnings were ignored.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Claim:
Trump stated that he wrote about the al-Qaeda leader in his book, telling authorities, “You got to watch Osama bin Laden,” and “you got to take care of him.” He insisted he had predicted the 9/11 attacks and could have prevented the tragedy if his warnings had been heeded.
The Facts:
- Trump’s book, “The America We Deserve,” was published in early 2000, more than 18 months before the 9/11 attacks, not one year as he claimed.
- The book did contain a brief mention of Osama bin Laden, identifying him as a danger to US national security, but it did not predict the specific 9/11 attacks, according to the provided text.
Praise for Navy SEALs:
The President also took time to laud the US Navy SEALs for their role in the 2011 operation that killed bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
- He stated, “History will never forget that it was the SEALs who stormed the compound… and put a bullet in his head.”
- Trump also noted that the US Navy was responsible for “dumped” bin Laden’s “wretched corpse off the decks” of the USS Carl Vinson.
- The operation to kill bin Laden was authorized by then-President Barack Obama.
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