Trumpworld Claims 25,000 People Attended His Rally. Aerial Shots Show Otherwise.

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Daily Beast

Updated May 24, 2024 8:19PM EDT / Published May 24, 2024 5:33PM EDT



ABC7 via YouTube


Trumpworld is once again splintering from reality. This time, the diversion relates to counting—specifically, how many people attended Donald Trump’s rally in the Bronx on Thursday.

Trump, who has long obsessed over the size of crowds at his events, shared an article from Right Side Broadcasting Network to his Truth Social account that quoted the Trump campaign as saying 25,000 people attended the “electrifying” event. The New York Times reported that Trump’s team had acquired a permit for an event for 3,500 people.

“The sheer numbers show the great enthusiasm that President Trump has gained among voters in even the bluest areas of the United States,” the Right-Side Broadcasting Network article crowed. That number later appeared on Fox News, was shared across various MAGA social media accounts, and also popped up on the official X account of the Republican Party.

But aerial footage of the event, and The Daily Beast’s reporter on the ground, told a different story. ABC7’s coverage of the event showed a much smaller crowd located in an amphitheater at Crotona Park. While law enforcement told the New York Post that the crowd was between 8,000 and 10,000 people, The Daily Beast had a reporter in attendance, who estimated about 1,000 people were there.



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[oasis]

1. Lying swine. But then, we already

knew that.

[PatSeg]

7. He lies about everything

So obviously we have to assume whatever he says isn't true.

Funny though, you'd think he'd care more about it actually BEING true, but apparently he is more concerned with the appearance of things, not the reality. Another indication of what a truly superficial person he is.

[mikeysnot]

2. You just state it

And people will believe it.

[agingdem]

3. and the MAGA morons were walking out

while there grand master was spewing his hate vomit...

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

9. And this seems to happen at all of his rallies.

It makes me wonder why people bother to attend in the first place, unless they’re the ones who are getting paid.

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. Law enforcement said 8-10K? Was that to justify overtime? I've seen larger

family get togethers.

[Farmer-Rick]

5. My family reunion

Was about that size. Most are Catholic and have a lot of kids.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. "Law enforcement said 8-10K? Was that to justify overtime?"

Many of them are RW loon MAGats and their union (the Police Benevolent Association) endorsed 45 in 2020 - New York City Police Union Endorses President Trump's Reelection Campaign

[hay rick]

6. This lie has circumnavigated the globe while the truth is getting both legs in the pants.

Waiting for corrections from sleepy, sleepy American media.

[Bayard]

8. You have to wonder,

If even a scene like this, starring trump, would put off MAGAts.....

[hay rick]

16. I think Trump and his supporters have some kind of interlocking mental illness.

Their sickness- and they are sick- feeds off his sickness. Appeals to reason have been futile. The kneejerk explanation is that they everybody, including us, lives in siloed information systems. That's part of the media's comfortable both-sides narrative that enables them to continue marketing prescription drugs to all consumers. The lack of shared reality is a factor in our politics but falls far short of giving a useful description of our current reality. The stark moral difference between left and right should be equally obvious and subject to discussion but that discussion is avoided or hijacked. Liberals are dismissed as preachy or well-meaning but naive. The tidal wave of spite and imaginary victimhood of the right is not mentioned in polite company.

I was immediately put off by the Walken video, but thinking about it, realize that Trump's behavior is so relentlessly self-serving and transactional that nobody would be surprised if he acted the same way in the same situation. His supporters would probably rally around an alternate explanation for his behavior...

[Bengus81]

11. Nowhere close to 5k let alone 10k or more. Looks like 2-3,000 to me

Endless BS from that POS.........

[PortTack]

20. I saw 2 posts on YouTube that said 2,500...maybe. Estimates made from aerial drones

[Sneederbunk]

12. I smell LOSER.

Can't blame it on the Park Service.

[dweller]

13. New Republic estimate

800

Sounds right



✌🏻

[Talitha]

14. My Dad's response to a politician's lies...

"What a fuckin' blowhard!"

[IronLionZion]

15. Each person represents 25 people who are there in spirit

[republianmushroom]

17. Sean Spicer seems to be still counting crowd size for trump.

1, 2, 20 3, 4, 40 etc.

[moreland01]

18. Run it thru an AI program

and I'm guessing it can tell you exactly how many humans are in that photo.

[Mr. Evil]

19. Anyone notice the elongated ramp leading up to the stage?

Probably to minimize the slope so TSF wouldn't have issues negotiating reaching the stage. Definitely couldn't have stairs!

[EarthFirst]

21. Saratoga Performing Arts Center has a maximum capacity of 25,000...

The lawn section has capacity for 20,000 with 5,000 under the pavillion…

Here is a shot of the lawn at SPAC during a sold out concert performance; notice the difference in crowd density:

?

There’s no way that’s more than 2,000 from the TSF ‘Two Minutes Hate’ event…

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Here is Philly, there is the annual "Roots Picnic"

(The Roots not only being a local band but has been Fallon's house band for years)

They routinely get about 20,000 per day over the 3 days that the event occurs at the Mann Music Center here (which has an indoor part and then the outdoor seating and "lawn seats" ).



THAT is what at least ten thousand looks like.

[electric_blue68]

25. Oh, cool. Didn't know they're Philly local. I love Philly.

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Yup

https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/events/the-roots-picnic/

One of our claims to fame (although there are many musical artists from here)!

You made me want to throw this on for the "unofficial" start of summer by another "Fluffian" -

Song is over 30 years old now!

[RealityBasedNewYorkr]

22. AI estimated 1000-3000

Used Claude and OpenAi

[electric_blue68]

24. Baaaahahahahaaaaaaaaaa! Pfffft.

Hey, hey, Donnie says
How many lies did you tell today!