updated for a quote from Sleepy Joe;
THIRTEEN writers! one lie each means...?
updated 21 Jun: CNN: Tulsa official says 6,200 attended Trump rally as campaign tries to blame ‘radical’ protesters and media for lack of crowd
by Ryan Nobles; CNN’s Abby Phillip, Martin Savidge, Gary Tuchman, Augie Martin, Jeremy Moorhead, Anne Clifford, Matt Hoye, Dana Bash, Maeve Reston, Daniel Shepherd, DJ Judd and Gabe Ramirez contributed to this story
The department monitored the crowd at the Bank of Oklahoma Center, an arena that can hold just more than 19,000, and public information officer Andy Little told CNN that Saturday’s general admission count does not include suite holders, staff and media.
Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh disputed the department’s count Sunday, saying, “12,000 people went through the metal detectors so that number is way off.” He added that the lower bowl of the BOK Center, which admitted rallygoers on a first-come, first-serve basis, was mostly full...
Several CNN teams on the ground throughout Tulsa on Saturday said they did not see any PROLONGED activity by protesters that prevented attendees from gaining access, although one entrance was closed for brief periods of time because of efforts to block that entry point.
Late Saturday night, a (ANONYMOUS) Secret Service spokesman told CNN in a statement that an entrance to the Tulsa rally was temporarily closed and later reopened allowing people to enter. The statement is consistent with what CNN observed outside the rally.
“Earlier today, several individuals attempted to block an entrance to the site in Tulsa,” the statement said. “For the safety of attendees, the public and event staff, the local police temporarily closed the gates at that entrance point. As soon as local law enforcement was able to provide a clear path, the entrance point was reopened and attendees were permitted to enter. For information on any arrests, contact the City of Tulsa Police Department.”..
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/21/politics/trump-rally-tulsa-attendance/index.html
12,000 or thereabouts sounds reasonable, given what I’ve seen.
10,000 is much closer to 12,000 than to 6,200, & Tulsa World has hardly shown pro-Trump bias:
20 Jun: Tulsa World: Tulsa Trump rally coverage: First protester arrested in Tulsa tells her story; Did TikTok users and K-Pop fans inflate ticket numbers?
The Tulsa World estimates that about 10,000 people were inside the BOK Center for today’s rally for President Trump...
https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/tulsa-trump-rally-coverage-first-protester-arrested-in-tulsa-tells-her-story-did-tiktok-users/article_2e28adca-cb0e-58fc-b8db-7d61bf4ae02a.html
The place looked like it was packed when I watched the rwlly. And in pictures afterword.