Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)Texas Senator Ted Cruz faced widespread backlash after defending President Donald Trump against accusations that he fabricated a story about 9/11 firefighters. During a speech on the Ellipse, Trump claimed two firefighters lifted and ran with him away from a creaking building in Manhattan following the attacks. Appearing on CNN's "The Source," Cruz defended Trump's account as a traumatic personal experience, despite critics pointing out a lack of supporting evidence. Critics and commentators derided Cruz as a "bootlicker" and a "coward" for coming to Trump's defense. Trump forcefully defended his account on Truth Social and confirmed he will attend 9/11 commemorations at the Pentagon rather than Ground Zero. In fullTed Cruz ridiculed for defending Trump 9/11 claimsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Ted Cruz squirms on CNN as Kaitlan Collins grills him over Trump’s 9/11 claims
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)Texas Senator Ted Cruz faced widespread backlash after defending President Donald Trump against accusations that he fabricated a story about 9/11 firefighters. During a speech on the Ellipse, Trump claimed two firefighters lifted and ran with him away from a creaking building in Manhattan following the attacks. Appearing on CNN's "The Source," Cruz defended Trump's account as a traumatic personal experience, despite critics pointing out a lack of supporting evidence. Critics and commentators derided Cruz as a "bootlicker" and a "coward" for coming to Trump's defense. Trump forcefully defended his account on Truth Social and confirmed he will attend 9/11 commemorations at the Pentagon rather than Ground Zero. In fullTed Cruz ridiculed for defending Trump 9/11 claimsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
