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Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by Nobody: 5:40am On Jun 22, 2020
* "This was a major failure," one outside adviser said.
* TikTok users say they helped sabotage Trump rally in Tulsa
* Trump campaign rejects social media users' claim they inflated attendance expectations for campaign rally.


President Donald Trump is "furious" at the "underwhelming" crowd at his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday evening, a major disappointment for what had been expected to be a raucous return to the campaign trail after three months off because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple people close to the White House.

The president was fuming at his top political aides Saturday even before the rally began after his campaign revealed that six members of the advance team on the ground in Tulsa had tested positive for COVID-19, including Secret Service personnel, a person familiar with the discussions said.

Trump asked those around him why the information was exposed and expressed annoyance that the coverage ahead of his mega-rally was dominated by the revelation.

While the Trump re-election effort boasted that it would fill BOK Center, which seats more than 19,000 people, only 6,200 supporters ultimately occupied the general admission sections, the Tulsa fire marshal told NBC News.

The campaign was so confident about a high turnout that it set up an overflow area, which it had expected to attract thousands. But the plan was scrapped at the last minute when only dozens gathered at the time the vice president and the president were set to address the crowd inside.

"It's politics 101: You under-promise and overdeliver," a Trump ally said, conceding the missteps the Trump 2020 team took in the lead-up to the event by saying nearly 1 million people had responded to requests for admission.

Much of the blame is falling on campaign manager Brad Parscale, who in the days leading up the event aggressively touted the number of registrations, but those close to him stress that his job is safe, for now.

Last month, after dismal polling revealed that the president is trailing the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, in key battleground states that Trump won in 2016, Parscale was reprimanded and a deputy was brought in to help steer the ship.

There are growing concerns among Trump campaign officials that neither the president nor the 2020 team have a coherent message for why he should serve a second term. Saturday evening's meandering, nearly two-hour rally speech is the latest evidence of a lack of a targeted strategy to attack Biden with less than five months to go until the general election.

Many issues could have contributed to the poor attendance in Tulsa: a fear of contracting the virus, concern over potential protests and torrential thunderstorms in 95-degree heat. But outside advisers see the visuals of empty seats overshadowing Trump's remarks as a significant problem for a president and a campaign that are obsessed with optics.

"This was a major failure," one outside adviser said.]
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-furious-underwhelming-crowd-tulsa-rally-n1231674

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Re: Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by McTEE10(m): 5:43am On Jun 22, 2020
Hmmmm
Re: Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by Golan007: 5:50am On Jun 22, 2020
grin
Re: Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by janedonez(m): 5:50am On Jun 22, 2020
The unshakable Trump.
Even amidst threat of covid-19 and others people still came out.
Re: Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by DenreleDave(m): 5:59am On Jun 22, 2020
Trump till 2070
..

We & Us at love our daddy Donald Trump..

Moreover he is even a great fan of Messi and that he is why we love him so much.


Spoiler alert: We don't argue with swines

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Re: Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by heniford2: 6:03am On Jun 22, 2020
democratic doing everything to stop trump even cnn and some useless news Buh if trump finally win na leveling him go give them.

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Re: Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by ValCon888: 6:29am On Jun 22, 2020
Joe Boden isn't a fantastic candidate. But anybody right now will be an upgrade on Trump. His presidency is a presidency of hate, division, coercion, bullying, and isolationism.

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Re: Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by Nobody: 7:36am On Jun 22, 2020
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Re: Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by FlordFlorez(m): 8:16am On Jun 22, 2020
Trump my gee.
Re: Trump 'Furious' About 'Underwhelming' Crowd At Tulsa Rally by Nobody: 1:22pm On Jun 22, 2020
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