When Trump was in Mississippi on Monday, the venue he appeared in held 1,400 people. Even though Trump claimed that 22,000 people were outside watching in a town with 14,000 residents, some MAGAs believed that there was a phantom crowd of tens of thousands, but no video evidence has been produced to support Trump’s claim of 22,000 attendees.
When the president knows that the size of the room he is playing in is really small, he preemptively makes up a number. Within the first five to ten minutes of his remarks, Trump will comment on how packed the room in Ohio is and how the “fake news” will report that the crowd was small.
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Reporters report that the crowd is small when the crowd is small.
There is no bias involved. It is a matter of looking at a room or asking a local official about venue capacity.
Long gone are the days when Trump would fill 20,000-seat venues, or even back in 2016 when he rallied in football stadiums.
Trump’s approval ratings are at an all-time low. Fewer Americans are identifying as MAGA.
The president still has lots of ride-or-die supporters, but those numbers are shrinking as many Republicans have tired of his act, and the room he is playing in Ohio is a new low.