NEW: 'I was down there also,' Trump tells 9/11 first responders, 'but I’m not considering myself a first responder'
President Trump on Monday signed the bill permanently reauthorizing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, which was passed by Congress last week after intensive lobbying by activists led by Jon Stewart.
It’s not the first time Trump has suggested he was involved in the cleanup efforts at Ground Zero. At a rally in Buffalo during the 2016 presidential campaign, the real estate mogul made a similarly vague claim while praising the efforts of first responders. The same day, standing three blocks from Ground Zero, Trump gave an interview to a German television reporter who asked Trump he would be involved in the reconstruction efforts.
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