The cameras were still catching smoke when he said it. As New York bled and burned, Donald Trump brought up the height of his own building. Twenty-five years later, that moment is back — and it’s uglier than many remembered. Critics call it “evil,” defenders say it’s taken out of cont… Continues…
In the chaos of September 11, 2001, New Yorkers clung to radios and televisions, desperate for clarity, comfort, anything that resembled leadership. When Donald Trump appeared on local TV that day, he described explosions and horror like everyone else. But then, almost casually, he shifted to 40 Wall Street, noting that with the Twin Towers gone, his skyscraper was now the tallest downtown. The boast was not only factually wrong; for many, it felt morally off‑key, a jarring note of self-promotion while thousands were missing or dead

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