'Utterly Disgraceful': Trump Sparks Outrage For Rant About 9/11 Hero

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Donald Trump has been widely lambasted on social media after ranting about a revered hero of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and complaining about the man’s fame.

“They were sure they were going to die. Then suddenly, a rescuer appeared. They call him the man in the red bandana. Have you heard that term? The man in the red bandana has become more famous than me. I don’t like it. Very unhappy, but he’s become much more famous than me,” Trump said during a Steele Across America event at the White House.

Welles Crowther, a 24-year-old equities trader and volunteer firefighter, was the “man in the red bandana.” He had been working on the 108th floor of the South Tower when United Airlines Flight 175 struck. Although Crowther died when the building collapsed, he is known to have rescued 18 people, leading many to safety from the 78th floor.

His heroics came to light in a 2002 New York Times article, where survivors recounted being saved by the “man in the red bandana.”

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