I thought I heard Trump throw out the number of 55,000 (though I could be mistaken).
so too did people on the ground and estimates taken from drone flights confirmed at least that many.
15k is small. I used to attend rock concerts at the Bayfront Center in St. Pete, FL and the Civic Center in Lakeland, FL with head counts of around 15k.
Seeing the Stones in Muenchen in ‘82 with a headcount of around 90k from nosebleed seats makes the 55k number very reasonable.
Keep in mind, Park Service estimates and the usual suspects - um, sources - at Glen Beck’s 8-12 rally said ONLY about 10k showed up, when independent estimates from an agency he hired to count from the top of the Washington Monument and aerial photos gave counts closer to 500k.
The “Million Man March” wasn’t, either.
It’s how the counting game is played.
Pedo Joe gets an actual vote count of around 35 million, media says it was 81 million.
Go figure.