Donald Trump talked about a big game and promised a massive crowd would be on hand at the National Mall to hear him speak before a huge fireworks display kicked off.
Trump’s Great State Fair is empty, so the fact that some people showed up should be considered an accomplishment. However, crowd estimates ranged around 15,000 people before a weather delay, and storms caused the mall to be evacuated. It was reported that many attendees did not return once the weather cleared and the doors reopened.
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Half of Trump’s VIP section in front of the stage was empty as the president spoke. Trump said 150,000 people attended.
The truth is that the crowd was at least 10 times smaller than the number Trump announced.
Those who stayed to hear Trump speak heard an aging president slur his words, rant about communism, demand that the SAVE America Act be passed, while occasionally working on American history and getting a lot of things wrong in the process.
It’s a good thing that Trump started speaking so late, because most Americans continue to live their lives without knowing that this speech took place.
The real newsworthy event, which is not covered by the corporate media, happened during the fireworks.