Reports: Angry Recriminations Within Trumpworld Over Tulsa Rally Flop

Townhall ^ | 06/23/2020 | Guy Benson

[dfwgator]

Yep, consider the fact that there has literally been no mass gatherings like that for months, people were apprehensive and probably did get cold feet.

[Alberta's Child]

Since 2016 I've traveled to several Trump rallies that were held hours away from where I live.

If I had a ticket to a rally and I was told that a million others had also ordered tickets, I wouldn't have left home.

The first lesson to be learned here is: Don't give the ticket count until AFTER the event is over.

[Buckeye McFrog]

They should never had changed the original date.

Wholheartedly agree! Trump should have taken the stage on the 19th. and done 20 minutes on Abraham Lincoln and why Republicans should OWN Juneteenth.

[MileHi]

BS

[Buckeye McFrog]

IMO I think more people were afraid of catching a brick in the head from some whacko protester than from catching Wuhan Flu.

[bray]

18 million watched his speech and fired up the troops. Next event will not be fooled.

[dfwgator]

I hope it does serve as a wake-up call, this is fixable.

And again I think the Virus fears were the biggest factors. Most Trump supporters simply aren’t going to be as reckless as the Rioters, especially if they could watch it from home.

[Alberta's Child]

As I see it, Parscale is as good as gone as the campaign manager.

1. He's a political data expert, not a campaign manager. His background managing major political campaigns is almost non-existent.

2. There's a reason why Kellyanne Conway looks like she's had a major makeover in recent weeks.

[palmer]

Reports from Trump supporters there indicate they were prevented from entering beyond a certain time, and all entrances were closed.

That's correct according to a caller to Chris PLante's show. The police closed the entrances in some cases.

[JudyinCanada]

Their mistake was touting the million ticket request. They may have been skeptical about it, but even if they weren’t, keep it quiet.

There’s no doubt in my mind that MANY people who had been planning to go changed their minds when they heard about a crowd anywhere near a million. What a logistical nightmare that would have been. I dare say they decided to stay home, thus the high numbers of tv viewers.

One million attendees, along with the lineup starting on Monday, and that would keep me home.

[bboop]

Also that ‘door checkers’ had left in fear? Also, if the National Guard was there, why was there chaos? Where were they when the BLM/ Antifa groups showed up? I love it that Fox Saturday night had their biggest numbers EVER covering the campaign rally.

And one more question - why isn’t KellyAnne on first? Surely it’s not to preserve her marriage to that jerk of a ‘husband’ in name only.

[bray]

Not to mention people over 65 is his base and if they have any health issues are not going to attend.

[dfwgator]

If I had a ticket to a rally and I was told that a million others had also ordered tickets, I wouldn't have left home.

"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." - Yogi Berra

[Salamander]

Lots of photos on twitter and FB of BLM and antifay thugs blocking entrances and interfering with the obligatory metal detector checks.

Add that to the little punks requesting tickets and yes, it was sabotage by an insane enemy wholly devoid of scruples.

This is our reality now and people better wake TF up about it.

[SmokingJoe]

Guy Benson needs to go out and take a deep breath. Thid rally wasn't about Oklahoma. Trump will win Oklahoma in a landslide. This rally was about TV ratings and online streaming views from other states. And Trump shattered ratings records in both. That's what counts as far as winning in November is concerned.
As for Ivanka and Jarred, get them quietly out of the White House, put them on a very fast jet and fly them to Akaska, where they can hang out with bears and what not for they next four years. Very clean fresh air over there is my understanding. They need a long vacation.

[nikos1121]

I thought Guy Benson was on our side...

[stockpirate]

Mostly fake news. Thousands attending the rally were not allowed access by police.

[Pravious]

Oh, take your anti-Trump propaganda and shove it.

[ironman]

Unnamed sources. CNN and NYT used as credible reporting. Benson is not particularly bright.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: 18 million watched his speech and fired up the troops.

OK, we know that FOX NEWS mentioned 7.7 Million viewers ( as per the last paragraph of the article). Where are you getting the other 11 million viewers from?