A reality check for Donald Trump tonight. His campaign said more than one million people signed up to get tickets for his Tulsa rally. But tonight pictures and actions tell a very different story. The crowds simply didn’t show up. The Hill reports:
“Trump scrapped a planned address to supporters outside the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday as attendance appeared to fall short of expectations.The Trump campaign said in a statement the president and Vice President Pence would not give speeches at a separate stage outside the arena as originally planned.”
This is what overflow looks like at the Trump rally in Tulsa right now. Pence is scheduled to speak out here in about 10 minutes. People still streaming in but not nearly the number the campaign said they were expecting. pic.twitter.com/hbypfviOxv
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 20, 2020
And inside the arena, it was far from packed. A large portion of the floor is empty and there are hundreds, if not thousands of empty seats in the arena.
The rally starts in 40 minutes. https://t.co/kcIJGX1zPo pic.twitter.com/MMfzKOX70u
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 20, 2020
A whole lot of empty seats. Certainly not since he’s been president has there been one this empty by the time the VP took the stage. Don’t remember any this empty in the campaign either. https://t.co/J5YQkW3Dyc
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 20, 2020
Predictably and without any evidence, the Trump campaign is blaming protestors and media for scaring crowds away.
NEW: Trump Campaign releases statement blaming “radical protestors” and “relentless onslaught from the media” for keeping supporters from attending. #NBCNews pic.twitter.com/rlZzkuhCYT
— Morgan Chesky (@BreakingChesky) June 20, 2020
