Posted on 06/21/2020 8:17:50 AM PDT by rktman
Why would CNN even bother going live on Saturday night for Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma? The network didn't plan to show the event. Instead, reporters spent two hours gloating over a lower crowd size and questioning Trump’s fitness to serve. After warning for a week about the health risk of attending the rally, Blitzer opened the show at 8 PM this way: “But in a surprising development, turnout for the event has been smaller than expected. The campaign is blaming protesters. The campaign is blaming the news media for the crowd size. Clearly, not a full house.”
Reporter Ryan Nobles declared victory even before the speech had begun: “Wolf, the Trump campaign was hoping that they were going to be able to demonstrate an enormous amount of enthusiasm behind the campaign and also make the point and the economy were ready to reopen. And at least by their own standards, fell short of those goals.”
“They certainly did,” cheered Blitzer.
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I wonder how empty airports are this morning?
Weren’t they doing social distancing in the arena and isn’t that why it wasn’t quite full?
The first time Fake News CNN ever mentioned the crowd size at a Trump rally.
Jealous.
My understanding is over 4 million watched on youtube. Does anyone know if that is a record for this kind of event?
Also the arena in which the rally was held has a capacity of 19,000. Does anyone have the actual attendance?
Jealous. . .
You have that right. . .they are so envious of this President and his family. They are sick reprobates that have been given over to the bidding of the evil one. God is in control . . . IMHO we are seeing the foreshadowing of the last days.
No, but they're saying only 66% so 12,540? VS 6 circle jerks and a bunch of empty chairs for slo joe's rally.
F. Chuck Todd said “less than 7,000”.
B.S.
Stupid of the campaign to brag about a million ticket requests.
That stump AOC is already congratulating her people for keeping thousands out of the arena and for reserving tickets for people who were never gonna go.
Its all kind of obvious why there are so many empty seats.
They actually dissected in detail Trump’s explanation of the ramp and water glass - I guess it was a slow news night.
Or maybe it was brilliant? Since they got almost 90 million views via tv and online???
CNN needs to “tear down that wall” protecting their building in Atlanta!
My wife does not follow this stuff much. But last night for the first time she watched the rally on C-SPAN.
She wanted some good news instead of the constant doom and gloom that is put out 24/7.
She loved it and was very inspired.
Yeah. How much did they pay some consultant to come up with that design? Whoever was probably laughing all the way to the bank.
The local rag had the same approach. Recognize nothing good in the rally. Find or invent a negative side for everything.
What’s really happening is that they are panicking, knowing that Trump is going to win.
Trump was openly mocking the claim that he could barely drink a cup of water at the recent military graduation ceremony. He took a sip of water from a cup, and then waved the cup slowly back and forth, like a magician demonstrating an effect, then took another sip and tossed the cup aside.
RSBN: 4.2 million ( youtube and facebook platforms)
Youtube views on Trump speech
Bloomberg: 1.8 million
Yahoo Finance: 1.6 million
FOX News: 1.1 million
NBC: 582,000
PBS: 382,000
No one at arena.
Health issues.
Sounds like they’re projecting Biden onto Trump.
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