Progressive rep deletes tweet after including terrorists in 9/11 death toll for second year in a row

Rep. Pramila Jayapal faced criticism after tweeting a message remembering those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, using a number that included the al Qaeda terrorists.

"Today we remember the 2,996 people who were killed on 9/11 and all those who lost their lives while serving our country in the forever wars that followed," both tweets from the Congressional Progressive Caucus chair said. Each one included an image of the twin towers with the phrase "Never Forget."

There were 2,977 victims who were killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The 2,996 number Jayapal tweeted adds the 19 terrorists who died. It is unclear where Jayapal got her count from or why she uses the 2,996 number.