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brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
Sun Jun 21, 2020, 01:47 PM Jun 2020

Trump campaign manager: Trolls claiming rally ticket hack 'don't know what they're talking about [View all]

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, on Sunday denied that anti-Trump organizers on social media were to blame for the lower-than-expected rally turnout on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla.

“Leftists and online trolls doing a victory lap, thinking they somehow impacted rally attendance, don’t know what they’re talking about or how our rallies work,” Parscale said in a statement.

News outlets, including CNN and The New York Times, reported claims by social media users on TikTok and Korean pop music fans that they signed up for potentially hundreds of thousands of rally tickets online though they had no intention of attending.

Parscale said the reporters who shared the news had “behaved unprofessionally and were willing dupes to the charade.”



Read more: https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/06/21/trump-tulsa-rally-ticket-hack-332140

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The truth is: not that many true trump believers PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #1
Exactly. Greater Tulsa has a population of close to 1 million TexasBushwhacker Jun 2020 #29
Actually, Trump got 144,258 votes in Tulsa. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #35
I don't need no stinkin' envelope! TexasBushwhacker Jun 2020 #37
LOL! PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #42
How do their rallys work? Newest Reality Jun 2020 #2
He's correct, you know. Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #3
As usual, they lie to deflect the REAL issue..... getagrip_already Jun 2020 #32
Right? I don't think this statement really helps their cause Sapient Donkey Jun 2020 #36
Well, he's right! NotAPuppet Jun 2020 #4
Nope, I don't think he was fooled. I don't think he is incompetent either. Well, not in the way we tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #12
There were also Democrats in Tulsa who ordered, but had no intention to attend. Frustratedlady Jun 2020 #5
LOL, so he admits teabag45 failed to draw more than 6200 all on his own trc Jun 2020 #6
LOL...Brad still has a JOB?? Bengus81 Jun 2020 #7
The hack wasn't to keep attendance low, cos dem Jun 2020 #8
Yup this! Drum Jun 2020 #10
BINGO!! No matter which way he spins it, he still looks foolish in generating all that hype re: 1M+. onetexan Jun 2020 #14
The're just not that into him.... wcmagumba Jun 2020 #9
So ... he lied to Trump about how many tickets had been sold, to keep his job? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #11
I don't think anyone thinks the kids affected attendance. Gore1FL Jun 2020 #13
They might have... sweetloukillbot Jun 2020 #24
Could it be that Parscale is an even bigger con than trump? Cozmo Jun 2020 #15
On the contrary, Trump's campaign is perfectly capable of not filling an arena all on its own. Beartracks Jun 2020 #16
*snort* Nevilledog Jun 2020 #38
I would like to think that Trump no longer appeals to huge Under The Radar Jun 2020 #17
LOL.. Brad is totally confused. honest.abe Jun 2020 #18
Bragging about a million people coming probably scared off Raine Jun 2020 #40
I shared the story of the many young people who reserved tickets Collimator Jun 2020 #19
Parscale should have hired more ringers Zorro Jun 2020 #20
This is a TELL.....Trump's own campaign manipulated the online tickets to hype the event.... ashredux Jun 2020 #21
Probably scared them off thinking about a crowd of a million people all squished together. nt Raine Jun 2020 #41
So Brad, you're claiming full ownership of this clusterf**k. Fine. Eugene Jun 2020 #22
So he is saying the real reason the rally attendance was in the toilet cstanleytech Jun 2020 #23
Yeah, maybe he's right. Maybe it's just that no one likes the asshole louis-t Jun 2020 #25
So the reason nobody showed up is... jcgoldie Jun 2020 #26
There are only two explanations: hackers, or Trump has lost the support of his base NickB79 Jun 2020 #27
Bottom line brad, only the hard core base had interest in your guy, and that's a shrinking number Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #28
Pretty simple explanation Rural_Progressive Jun 2020 #30
Parscale's argument just underscores what the polls show. His base is eroding. ancianita Jun 2020 #31
Parscale said he knew they were phony, marie999 Jun 2020 #33
The first rule of holes.... Maeve Jun 2020 #34
Hmmmm well the alternative is worse Raine Jun 2020 #39
brad said: orleans Jun 2020 #43
No, I think we do know how they work, brad. They DON'T WORK ANYMORE. truthisfreedom Jun 2020 #44
Time for you to head back to San Antonio, Brad. Paladin Jun 2020 #45
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