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PresidentDonald Trumpis harping on rally crowd sizes once again, this time over the media coverage of the growing number of attendees at Sen.Elizabeth Warren’s campaign events.
Trump lamented the “fake news” media’s coverage of the Massachusetts Democrat on Twitter Tuesday, complaining that her crowds were smaller than his, but were receiving more attention.
“They do stories so big on Elizabeth ‘Pocahontas’ Warren’s crowd sizes, adding many more people than are actually here, and yet my crowds, which are far bigger, get no coverage at all,” he wrote. “Fake News!”
It’s unclear just who “they” is referring to, but outlets likeCNN, theNew York TimesandVanity Fairall published stories about Warren’s growing crowd sizes on Monday.
15,000 people attended a Warren rally in Seattle, Washington, on Sunday, her largest crowd to date, according toThe Hill. Last week, 12,000 people showed up in St. Paul, Minnesota, to show their support for the presidential hopeful.
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For comparison, Trump’s most recent rally drew 11,500 people in Manchester, New Hampshire, earlier this month, according to theNew Hampshire Union Leader.
“Biggest crowd EVER, according to Arena people. Thousands outside trying to get in,” he boasted after on Twitter. “Place was packed! Radical Left Dems & their Partner, LameStream Media, saying Arena empty. Check out pictures. Fake News. The Enemy of the People!”
Trump’s tweet came as “#EmptySeatMAGATour” started trending on Twitter, with users sharing photos of empty seats during Trump rallies.
Crowd sizes have long been both something to brag about and a sore spot for Trump, who allegedlyhad his inauguration photos editedso that the number of attendees would appear greater, according toThe Guardian.
He even bragged about crowd size while touring a hospital in El Paso, Texas, in the wake of amass shooting at a local Walmart.
Trump’s lashing out at Warren comes just before aQuinnipiac University pollreleased on Wednesday said that 52 percent of registered voters said they would vote for her, while 40 percent said the same of Trump.
source: people.com
