Told you, my family members saw it. Yet, Politifact called this ‘the lie of the year’. There may not have been ‘thousands’ in one place in NJ, but collectively all over the world there certainly were thousands celebrating, including a number in Jersey City and Paterson, New Jersey.
Donald Trump’s credibility has been called into question over comments he has made about Muslims in New Jersey celebrating on 9/11 and now a report from NJ.com suggests that an aspect of that story is true.
While the New Jersey news organization called Trump’s claim of thousands of Muslims celebrating on 9/11 to be ‘baseless,’ reporters found evidence of ‘at least two modest celebrations’ that occurred.
‘Some men were dancing, some held kids on their shoulders,’ said retired police officer Peter Gallagher, who said he cleared a rooftop celebration of some 20 to 30 people that day.