Trump Defends July Fourth Speech by Focusing on Crowd Size Amid Empty Seats
TL;DR
President Trump railed about crowd turnout after videos showed gaps at the National Mall, claiming 422,000 attendees before severe weather forced evacuations and that many returned for a late speech; White House comment was not provided and coverage highlighted that the turnout appeared smaller than historic milestones.
- Trump Spirals Over Crowd Size After Delivering Speech to Empty Seats on National Mall The Daily Beast
- Trump’s July 4 crowd size keeps growing as president baselessly claims 422,000 were there to hear him speak The Independent
- Trump says he overruled recommendation to cancel July 4 event on the National Mall The Hill
- Trump Humiliated by Empty Seats at Speech Yahoo
- Again, Trump said nobody left his speech. Again, that wasn’t true CNN
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