The Russians saying it happened is pretty good evidence.
it’s truly remarkable. When we asked questions like this in 2016 we were urged to take him seriously, but not literally
That’s not a reflection on how bat shit crazy the candidate is. That’s all on his audience and the media that is supposed to be educating the public. If Trump’s lies work; that’s not an indication of how crazy he is.
Unfortunately, that’s not going to move the needle much. A large part of his base remains firmly in the anti-vax, “Covid was a hoax” camp, and they applaud anything he does, even (or especially) with regards to Russia. So this is just another plus for them.
I just stumbled on this 3-minute campaign ad from Johnson’s 1964 re-election bid. It’s a Republican voter explaining why he can’t bring himself to vote for Goldwater. About 80% of it is pure 2024. “When all these weird groups come out in the candidate of my party…”
I just read the whole Wikipedia page. Sure enough, the same actor reprised his role for Hillary Clinton in 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeYKFRV34kY
Gotta love the Newsmax chyron: “Trump sold out rally 25 days until election.”
Still packin’ them into those 750 seat venues, Donnie?
Well, he’s sold out everyone else.
Remember when yelling YARGH at a campaign rally could doom you? Or, talking about “binders full of women”?
Now you can fully crank up the LIE meter and talk about kids getting sex changes at school and people eating cats & dogs and still be a viable candidate. All the while yelling YARGH, fucking couches, and talking about grabbing women by the pussy. This country has fully gone off the rails.
Oh, they’re saying that he attracted 100,000 to a rally at Coachella.
And, of course, the Xwitter is now claiming this is a sign that his internal polling means that he has a very good chance of turning California red.
I once heard Trump say he believes 90% of Americans constitute his base. And if we can’t trust a former American president to be truthful and accurate I don’t know who we can trust.
He also said that, if Jesus himself was counting the ballots, he would have California in 2020.
I’m 99% certain the only reason he did a rally there was so he could (falsely) claim it had higher attendance than the music festival.
He should just go all in and use AI to insert himself in a video of Woodstock and claim he attracted 500,000 people in New York. That would make nearly as much sense.
Huh. The local fire marshall estimated the venue to hold up to 15,000 folks.
Key Takeaways From Donald Trump’s Rally in Coachella - Newsweek
Trump wasted no time in addressing the excited crowd, estimated by the Riverside County Fire Marshall to accommodate up to 15,000 people.
He keeps inventing these absurd numbers to use as another excuse if he loses. How can he possibly lose when 100,000! people came to see him in California? It was the biggest crowd in California history. Everybody knows that! Rigged election!!
An armed man was arrested at Trump’s rally in Coachella. Some folks are calling it a possible third assassination attempt. The arrested man was a Sovereign Citizen.
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Didn’t Trump leave supporters stranded at a rally in Missouri several years ago? It was bitter cold, too.
ETA : it was Omaha, Nebraska.
Yes, I thought that sounded familiar. It’s deja vu all over again.