While trying to explain why he didn’t change his schedule after 11 people were massacred and six others were wounded in a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Trump had an explanation. He remembered that after the 9/11 attacks, the New York Stock Exchange was open the next day. He even mentioned a supportive anecdote. First at his address to the Future Farmers of America On Oct. 27, 2018, in Indianapolis he said,
"I remember when we had the attack in Manhattan. We opened that stock exchange the next day; people were shocked. A great group of people — the head of the New York Stock Exchange is just a fantastic guy — Dick (Grasso)., And he opened it up."
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| Trump in Murphysboro rally Oct. 27, 2018 Note the teleprompters |
He repeated the statement and his anecdote a second time in Murphysboro, Illinois later that same day when he said,
"With what happened early today, that horrible, horrible attack in Pittsburgh, I was saying maybe I should cancel both this and that (the speech in Indianapolis). And then I said to myself, I remember Dick Grasso, a friend of mine, great guy. He headed up the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 11. And the New York Stock Exchange was open the following day.,— and what they had to do to open it, you wouldn't believe. We won't even talk to you about it, but he got that exchange open.”
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| Chairman Grasso opens NYSE on Sept. 17, 2001 |
The only problem here is that the New York Stock Exchange was closed for a week after the World Trade Center bombings of September 11, 2001. They didn’t open until September 17, 2001. Both statements were lies Trump made up to support his point. He probably realizes that his supporters won’t fact check his statements. The accompanying picture shows the first NYSE opening after 9/11 showing Chairman Richard Grasso in the center and who is that second from the right? Maybe she better remembers that day. Perhaps Trump should hire her to fact check his speeches.
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