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Trump's 2000 Book Misrepresents 9/11 Predictions, Fact Check Reveals
1/6/2026
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- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed he predicted the 9/11 attacks in his 2000 book The America We Deserve.
- Fact checks indicate the book mentions Bin Laden and does not warn about him or al-Qaeda.
- By 2000, U.S. intelligence was aware of Bin Laden's potential threat.
- Nearly 3,000 people died in the September 11 attacks.
