After President Trump said firefighters lifted and ran with him near Ground Zero in 2001, Pete Davidson—whose firefighter father died on 9/11—gave a blunt reaction that mixes humor and alarm.
Trump later clarified he was at Ground Zero shortly after the collapse and stood by his account.
Pete Davidson, whose father died responding to the 9/11 attacks, compared Trump to a ‘drunk uncle’ whose unreliable statements are dangerous because of his power.
Why Pete Davidson's reaction matters
Pete Davidson's response drew attention because his father, Scott Davidson, was a New York City firefighter who died responding to the 9/11 attacks. That personal history shapes how claims about first responders at Ground Zero land for him and for many people who lost family members that day.
In a Variety interview, Davidson likened Trump to the ''drunk uncle'' who tells outrageous stories no one trusts anymore. He followed that with a pointed observation: although Trump's statements have become unsurprising and often dismissed, the problem is that he ''has the keys to the nukes.''
That line compresses two concrete points: Davidson finds Trump's repeated implausible claims exhausting and dangerous because of the power of the presidency.
Trump described the moment as occurring amid creaking steel and an unstable United States Steel building. He said firefighters physically lifted him up and ran with him. After fact-checkers did not find evidence supporting the specific claim, Trump posted an online clarification: he said he was there, but not the same day as the building's collapse, and that his description was accurate for his recollection.
Context about Pete Davidson's father
Public reporting included in related coverage identifies Pete's father, Scott Davidson, as a firefighter assigned to Ladder Company 118. Scott Davidson died on 9/11 while responding to the attacks. Pete has discussed the personal effects of that loss in multiple interviews and public statements around anniversaries of the attacks.
Why this story is being reported now
Trump's remarks came around the anniversary of 9/11 and resurfaced in public debate when the claim circulated online and faced scrutiny. Davidson's comments were published in the same period and received coverage because they tie a prominent public figure's personal loss to a viral political claim.
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