Well, not entirely droves, but by my estimate, about 15–20 percent of the 18,000 or so attendees — Trump publicity organs had earlier said they expected up to 35,000 — had filed out before Trump wound up his many-versed hymn to his own toughness and deal-making skills....."
That was in response to the excerpt from Nat. Review you posted in 41. It's false.
72 posted on 08/23/2015 2:50:49 AM PDT by Kaosinla
(The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
Quin Hillyer, whose OpEd is linked in Comment #41, was there. I will take his observations, as well as your source and others, to try and gauge the truth.