Trump says he could have prevented 9/11 and wrote about it in his book
Trump claims he predicted 9/11 but says no one listened to him
- Donald Trump claimed he predicted the 9/11 attacks and warned about Osama Bin Laden in his 2000 book, “The America We Deserve.”
- He made the statement on Air Force One, suggesting the attacks could have been prevented if U.S. officials had heeded his warning.
- Fact checks indicate Trump's book did not contain a specific warning about Bin Laden, only a brief mention of him as a 'shadowy figure' among security threats.
- While the book did predict a major terror attack, it did not identify Bin Laden or al-Qaeda as the potential perpetrators.
- By 2000, fears regarding Bin Laden and al-Qaeda were public knowledge, and US intelligence agencies were already monitoring him.