Trump boasts about crowd size and claims 45,000 people attended State Fair speech – with no evidence
- President Donald Trump has insisted his speech at the Great American State Fair Wednesday was “packed to the brim” with 45,000 attendees, despite photographs from the event undermining the claim.
- No stranger to a dispute over crowd sizes, having begun his first term by sparring with the media over the attendance figures for his inauguration, Trump took to Truth Social Thursday night to talk up his latest appearance in Washington, D.
- “The Crowd was incredible last night, packed to the brim—At least 45,000 people were there, with a huge Television and online audience,” he wrote.
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- President Donald Trump has insisted his speech at the Great American State Fair Wednesday was “packed to the brim” with 45,000 attendees, despite photographs from the event undermining the claim.
- No stranger to a dispute over crowd sizes, having begun his first term by sparring with the media over the attendance figures for his inauguration, Trump took to Truth Social Thursday night to talk up his latest appearance in Washington, D.
- “The Crowd was incredible last night, packed to the brim—At least 45,000 people were there, with a huge Television and online audience,” he wrote.
Sources: The Independent