Does This Photo Show the Crowd at Trump's Fourth of July Event?

[johnnyplankton]

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Source: Snopes

On July 4, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a photograph supposedly showing a “great crowd of tremendous Patriots” on the National Mall before his speech at the “Salute to America” event: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

This picture garnered thousands of retweets and more than a hundred thousand likes. It also sparked a number of comments from people accusing Trump of sharing a picture that had been digitally altered in order to make the crowd appear bigger.

But the picture that Trump shared of the crowd is real. Photographer Susan Walsh took a very similar image that is available via Getty Images with the caption: “US President Donald Trump speaks during the ‘Salute to America’ Fourth of July event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, July 4, 2019.”

Read more: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crowd-at-trump-july-4-event/

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I was so hoping that Shitler's gang used a doctored photo, but I've got to lead a truth-based life. Apparently it was real, according to Snopes. He did enough evil/dumb shit (just by turning it into a paramilitary event instead of a celebration of our country), but we don't have to spread lies. That's Faux Nooze and right-wing radio's job....

[Autumn]

1. Every 4th of July the National Mall is packed with people celebrating the 4th.

Why would this one be any different? They were there but that doesn't mean they were all there to see Orange dumbass.

[marble falls]

4. Exactly right.

[mountain grammy]

10. Exactly.. there was music..

and a concert and fireworks after the speech. We watched some of it on tv..People came for the entertainment and the fourth, not shit for brains.

the NYC fireworks were fantastic.

[Kurt V.]

2. a reminder that trump supporters are numerous and dedicated.

we have the numbers, and when the food fight is over I will be even more dedicated.

[angstlessk]

3. Since you referred to trump supporters as 'dedicated'

then in the next sentence declares that your 'dedication' will grow..where are you?

Is that Kurt Vonnegut ya got there?

[Kurt V.]

7. I'm in Ilium. that answers both questions.

[angstlessk]

9. I heard it was HOT in Ilium on the 4th

Say hi to Kilgore for me.

[pazzyanne]

5. My question is why the crickets on the attendance at the tRump bash?

I have not found any articles that deal with that question, and tRump hasn't been tooting that horn either.

Anyone have a link that answers this question? Please and thank you.

[Submariner]

6. No it doesn't

It shows the regular size crowd that typically come for the fireworks anyway, and as reported on July 3rd, Trumpolini was not only giving tickets to republicans MAGAracists, but when they heard it might only be 2000 people, they gave out the passes to everyone. A desperation move to rope in a couple of thousand more.

So that commie MF'er had maybe 10 to 20K MAGAassholes licking the M1 Tank treads, the rest were going to be there anyway.

So again, the photo shows the crowd at the regular Fourth of July Event? Not Trumpolini's event.

[AncientGeezer]

8. It is actually at the Dumpster "show"

[trof]

11. That photo is NOT the 2019 D.C. 4th of July crowd.

It's just the folks around our pool at my 78th birthday celebration.
Miz t. and I have a lot of friends.

[Mr.Bill]

12. So he showed up at a decades old event

and claimed the crowd as his. He would get similar results at the Indy 500 or the Super Bowl. Watch him do more of this in the future.

[Yonnie3]

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