**Donald Trump Sparks Backlash After Claiming He Warned Government About Osama Bin Laden a Year Before 9/11**
*Published Oct. 6, 2025, 5:45 p.m. ET*
Donald Trump has sparked backlash after bizarrely claiming that he warned the government about Osama Bin Laden a year before the September 11th terrorist attacks, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Critics have since called on Trump, 79, to be removed from office, claiming he has officially “lost it” following his unhinged comments at the U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary celebration in Norfolk, Virginia.
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### Trump: “Had to Take a Little Credit” for Warning About Bin Laden
While addressing a crowd of sailors and officers, Trump praised the elite Navy SEALs who carried out the high-stakes raid on Bin Laden’s compound, successfully “putting a bullet in his head” in 2011.
Although Trump’s remarks began by highlighting the SEALs’ accomplishments, he quickly pivoted to focus on himself, claiming he “had to take a little credit” for sounding the alarm about the Al-Qaeda chief more than a decade before Bin Laden’s death.
Trump said:
*”And please remember I wrote about Osama bin Laden exactly one year ago, one year before he blew up the World Trade Center. And I said, ‘You got to watch Osama bin Laden.’ And the fake news would never let me get away with that statement unless it was true.”*
He appeared to be referring to his 2000 book, *The America We Deserve*, co-written by Dave Shiflett, though no such warning is included in the work.
Trump continued:
*”But I can tell you there’s a page in there devoted to the fact that I saw somebody named Osama bin Laden and I didn’t like it, and you’ve gotta take care of him. They didn’t do it. A year later, he blew up the World Trade Center.”*
*”So, (I) gotta take a little credit because nobody else is going to give it to me. You know the old story: If they don’t give you credit, just take it yourself.”*
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### Questionable Claim About Speaking to Defense Secretary
The president also alleged that he spoke to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about Bin Laden, despite the fact that Hegseth was only a college student at the time and was not Defense Secretary.
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### Social Media Criticism and Calls for Removal
Critics on social media were quick to slam Trump for “lying” about Bin Laden as videos of the speech went viral.
One X user commented:
*”What the f— is this maniac talking about? He told Pete Hegseth about Osama bin Laden a year before 9/11? Pete Hegseth was a 20-year-old college kid a year before 9/11. Trump needs to be removed from office. He’s COMPLETELY lost it.”*
Another user added:
*”In saner times NO ONE, NO PARTY, NO ADMINISTRATION would allow this to continue. He is clearly unfit for office, a danger to our country and democracy. INVOKE the 25th!”*
A third critic wrote:
*”This is nuts. And, it’s not his usual crazy – this is dementia on steroids. Why are Republicans allowing this?”*
And a fourth user stated:
*”This is classic advanced dementia from a narcissistic little coward who’s always taken credit for things he never did. Next, he’ll be claiming he ended WW1.”*
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### Concerns Over Biden’s Cognitive Abilities Resurface
Trump’s comments on Bin Laden and 9/11 are the latest remarks to fuel rumors about his cognitive health. As RadarOnline.com previously reported, just days before the Navy event, he sparked concern when he rambled about struggling to walk up and down stairs.
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*Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.*
https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-osama-bin-laden-warning-claim-911-unfit-for-office-dementia/
