In the past, Donald Trump has taken a moment on 9/11 to boast about the size of his buildings:
Trump interview on 9/11: "[My building] was the 2nd-tallest in Manhattan… And now it’s the tallest." #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/47WUsSKLRu
— Ess (@ScottyLiterati) September 11, 2016
And to offer his “best wishes” to the “even the haters and losers”:
“@realDonaldTrump: I would like to extend my best wishes to all, even the haters and losers, on this special date, September 11th.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2013
But now that he’s president, he’s taking a different approach to commemorating this day:
May God Forever Bless the United States of America. #NeverForget911 pic.twitter.com/erycJgj23r
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2017
Today’s tribute is really rubbing some people the wrong way.
I've seen Hollywood trailers that focused less on the lead actor than President Trump focuses on himself in this video ostensibly about 9/11 https://t.co/uDSlwUzni6
— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) September 11, 2017
A video about you. On 9/11. Shocker.
— John Willey (@DaddysinCharge) September 11, 2017
There was an awful lot of Trump in a video that was supposed to be about 911.
— BigJP (@Ih8hockey) September 11, 2017
This is the most narcissistic tribute I've ever seen.
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) September 11, 2017
Holy shit. A 9/11 tribute video that's entirely shots of Trump? No first responders, fire fighters, police, victims. It's unreal.
— Luke Barnett (@LukeBarnett) September 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/joshfeigelson/status/907319480887463936
This is just bizarre…where are the families, the heros, the first responders? This is a sick day for narcissism. Gross.
— Jess Piper (@EnglishTeach07) September 11, 2017
Maybe he’s just trying to carry on one of his predecessor’s most famous traditions …
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/907323741423751174
This is just a video of Trump. Not honoring victims or their families. Obama tweeting photos of himself for all holidays wasn't this bad. ? https://t.co/GklOWVOM4v
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) September 11, 2017
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