Remember how the Madman bragged there would be over 100,000 people at his Orlando speech?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20,000 in the arena, and over 80,000 outside watching on screens?

Well, to his credit, the arena was mostly full. Reportedly there was some small smattering of empty seats, but saying there was over 19,000 in the building would be a fair assessment.

But what about all those unlucky 80,000 souls who signed up for a ticket but couldn't get in?

Well, here they all are, as the festivities went live:



Personally, I counted 8 people. But there could have been more off camera, and reports say there could have been up to about 30 people watching total.


So, 19,030ish equals 100,000 in Trump math, right?

[democratisphere]

1. Can't read.

Can't count. Nothing new.

[Sherman A1]

3. Yes, but can

Lie every time his lips move.

[democratisphere]

4. Always and forever.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Who pays attention to or listen to rump's facts anymore? Disgusting piece of lying crap...

Can't sink any lower...

[samnsara]

5. wow..a celebration amidst human waste in a dirty ol parking lot...

...sadly, thats probably a step up for some of the deplorables...

[trev]

26. It's Trump's vision for America

with the 1% sipping cognac in their massively fortified mansions.

[Frustratedlady]

6. Well, consider the way he estimates values/numbers in his business life...

You estimate low values when it comes to taxes or extreme values when it comes to selling property or getting a loan.

He's accustomed to lying about numbers. He rarely gets them right.

[zipplewrath]

7. To be fair

That looks like long after the music was done. There was a rain storm that afternoon and we got a good down pour. I'd imagine that ran alot of people off. But there was never 100,000 people down there. 100,000 people wouldn't FIT down there. There might have been a couple of thousand at the peak, but that'd be it.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Wait, more people wanted to watch The Guzzlers than Trump himself?

Maybe The Guzzlers should run for President.

All of them.

Together.

It could be a President-By-Committee thing or something like that.

[angstlessk]

10. Thought gawd selected trump?

why would he rain on his parade?

[pandr32]

17. The giant screen monitor shows the event is still going on

You can see it in the picture.

[zipplewrath]

23. Yup

But not the outside events. The bands had left. It gets dark after 8:00 and I suspect people moved on by then.

[pandr32]

24. I guess they weren't there for Trump then

[zipplewrath]

30. For the protestors

I actually think they were hoping for confrontation. The rain probably put a damper on those thoughts. Little did they probably know there was a counter protest about 2 blocks away.

[spanone]

9. You'd think someone in the media would pick up on this 'presidential' bullshit

[Blue Owl]

11. Looks like a litterbox

n/t

[dchill]

12. Close enough for government work?

[MFM008]

13. He paid most of them

Them added free food.

[yuiyoshida]

14. I just don't get people who think Trump

is the best we ever had. I really don't get it.

[Aristus]

15. If you looked at most of his followers, you'd understand that low standards are kind of a way of

life for them.

[totodeinhere]

19. I would not be putting those people down if I were you.

We need their votes. We need to get them to realize that Trump's policies are against their best interests. But putting them down based on their appearance won't work.

[yuiyoshida]

21. I agree

The more the Merrier!

[Aristus]

22. We're never going to get their votes.

You must not be aware of the absolute gutter loathing they have for us. They've been told for decades that Democrats, liberals, progressives, etc. are to blame for their lot in life. A quick, but studious glance at the political realities behind economic inequality, de-industrialization, the rise of the service and gig economies, and the staggering power of corporations would disabuse them of their hatred and unreasoning distrust.

But they'll never take that glance. It's too much work. It's easier to watch FOX News, or listen to AM hate radio, and bask in the soothing balm of "It's everyone else's fault; not yours..."

[leftstreet]

33. +1

Best summary of Trump supporters I've read on DU

[trev]

28. I wish there were some way to do that.

But the Trumpists I know are immune to their own interests.

BTW, that guy on the right looks totally drugged out....

[Flaleftist]

25. The blatant racism is a major factor.

[B Stieg]

16. Nice Try...

this is obviously a pic from tRump's inauguration!!!

[BigOleDummy]

18. Look at all the trash

I mean on the ground. You'd be forgiven if you thought I had meant the people but the trashiness of those 30 or so ….. a metaphor for his cultists?

[orleans]

20. this...

"Whether it was the weather – hot earlier in the day, rainy in the afternoon – or people just wanting invitations to the historic event for keepsakes, it did appear there were fewer people than were planned. The planned overflow area across from the arena was virtually empty as the rally began inside the arena."

"About an hour before Trump was scheduled to speak, the long lines snaking around the Amway Center in downtown Orlando were gone and people could easily walk into the event.

"A photo taken by an Orlando Sentinel photographer at 7 p.m. showed a large section of empty seats in the upper deck."

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-orlando-trump-rally-crowd-20190618-tkk2pwarsjcgzfwj2vknxgk3hy-story.html

[empedocles]

29. Ah! Thought so

[saidsimplesimon]

27. Thank you Tommy,

Things are looking dark and gloomy for the pretender and his troupe of liars. No new material, no heads to bash, a big disappoint for both the fake religious and fake outrage clan of dummies.

[NotASurfer]

31. If you count the extra voices in each of their heads maybe

Would inflate the total somewhat if they all were hearing multiple direct "divine" communications telling them "Trump because Jesus".

[fescuerescue]

32. Why are those portable gates just sitting around randomly?

And from the screen it looks like alot of the inside crowd is just milling around.

weird

[Progressive Jones]

34. Look at the mess these Trumplets left. They live like this at home, no doubt. nt

[Flaleftist]

35. Fucking pigs just throw their trash all over the place. Nnt