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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,398 posts)
Sun Jun 21, 2020, 08:35 PM Jun 2020

Trump campaign, Democrats joust over Tulsa rally turnout

The Trump campaign on Sunday sought to blame concerns about protesters for the lower-than-expected turnout at the president’s rally in Tulsa, even though the campaign itself had raised expectations about attendance by touting the number of people who had signed up for tickets online.

Reporters on site also saw little evidence of attendees being blocked from going to the event.

In the days leading up to Saturday night’s rally, Trump’s reelection campaign repeatedly touted figures suggesting that as many as 1 million people had signed up to attend. But the crowd did not fill the 19,000-seat BOK Center, with swaths of upper-level seating empty.

In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp argued that turnout was lower than expected because Trump supporters were afraid of protests outside the venue turning violent.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-democrats-joust-over-tulsa-rally-turnout/ar-BB15NidE?li=BBnb7Kz

They're just full of lame ass excuses.

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Trump campaign, Democrats joust over Tulsa rally turnout (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP
"because Trump supporters were afraid of protests outside the venue turning violent" Marie Marie Jun 2020 #1
Yeah. This. If they're hoping for a civil war... SoonerPride Jun 2020 #2

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
1. "because Trump supporters were afraid of protests outside the venue turning violent"
Sun Jun 21, 2020, 11:52 PM
Jun 2020

I thought that Trump said he had all the tough guys on his side. Ooopsy.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
2. Yeah. This. If they're hoping for a civil war...
Sun Jun 21, 2020, 11:54 PM
Jun 2020

And their “warriors” are so scared to attained a rally wheee BLM protestors may be then the civil war will last about 15 seconds and be over without a shot.

I say good.

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