US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that he foresaw Osama bin Laden as a threat to America before the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, saying he had written about the al-Qaeda leader in one of his books. Speaking before a gathering of Navy personnel in Norfolk, Virginia, during the Navy’s 250th anniversary celebrations, Trump said: “And history will never forget that it was the SEALs who stormed the compound at Osama bin Laden and put a bullet in his head, remember that?” He went on to recall that he had written about bin Laden before the 9/11 attacks, claiming credit for his foresight. “And please remember I wrote about Osama bin Lady exactly one year… before he blew up the World Trade Center. And I said, ‘You gotta watch Osama bin Laden.’ And the fake news would
'Got to take credit': Trump says he warned about Osama bin Laden a year before 9/11; claims it was ignored

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