Joe Rogan Experience #2534 - Annie Jacobsen · Aired Jul 31, 2026
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On September 11, 2001, George W. Bush was transported in a laundry truck.
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The George W. Bush Library's account says that on September 11, 2001, Bush went from an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida, to Air Force One, then flew to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska before returning to Washington. That account involves no laundry truck or ground transport. The speaker said the story was secondhand and unverified. Falsifier: a contemporaneous Secret Service or White House record showing Bush was moved by laundry truck that day would overturn this verdict.
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Is it true that on September 11, 2001, George W. Bush was transported in a laundry truck?
No, not as stated. The George W. Bush Library's account says that on September 11, 2001, Bush went from an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida, to Air Force One, then flew to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska before returning to Washington. Annie Jacobsen said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2534 - Annie Jacobsen, aired Jul 31, 2026, at 27:03. The supporting source is georgewbushlibrary.gov, linked below.
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