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In Trump’s 2016 telling of the story, he made clear he wasn’t inside when the firemen supposedly lifted and moved him; he said the building that appeared on the verge of collapse was “not so far from us.” There was indeed unfounded panic about One Liberty Plaza, though no proof Trump was swept up in it In the days after the attack, there were fears that One Liberty Plaza would collapse even as city building officials said it was structurally sound; CNN reported that rescue workers and journalists were evacuated from the building on September 12, 2001, and The Washington Post reported that rescue workers were rushed away again on September 14, 2001. Everybody worked under direct supervision of the police and fire department and the joint commander for emergency services.” The Associated Press reported in 2016, “News accounts from days just after 9/11 include references to Trump giving high-fives to police officers and volunteers on their way to the World Trade Center site.” No basis to say One Liberty Plaza ‘still creaks’ Trump said, “The truth is it creaked a lot, it creaked.
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