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I SAW THOUSANDS OF MUSLIMS IN NJ CHEERING 9/11 ON TV! UH, YEAH, ME, TOO!
Ben Carson has claimed that he saw Muslims cheering in New Jersey during TV news coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
After a rally in Pahrump, Nevada, the GOP presidential candidate was asked if Muslims in New Jersey were cheering on 9/11 when the Twin Towers fell.
"Yes," said Carson.
Asked once more to confirm exactly what footage he saw, Carson said he witnessed American Muslims cheering on "newsreels" during the attacks.
Trump made a similar assertion twice over the weekend.
"I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in Jersey City, New Jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering."
On ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, Trump repeated the claim even as host George Stephanopoulos said police rejected those rumors in the aftermath of the attacks.
"It did happen. I saw it," Trump said. "It was on television. I saw it."
"There were people that were cheering on the other side of New Jersey, where you have large Arab populations. They were cheering as the World Trade Center came down," he added.
The Washington Post's fact-checker Glenn Kessler gave Trump four Pinocchios for his statements, indicating that the claim is completely false.
Trump responded to Kessler on Twitter Monday and linked to a story the Post published in 2001 that Trump said backed up his claim.
Via @washingtonpost 9/18/01. I want an apology! Many people have tweeted that I am right! https://t.co/CpsMxs54qv pic.twitter.com/wrDEhXJlvR
Kessler responded, however, pointing out that the story wasn't the proof Trump needed.
@realDonaldTrump @washingtonpost Please show me where this article says 1000s demonstrated--or even if this alleged celebration took place.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carson-claims-he-saw-muslims-cheering-on-911-during-news-coverage/
