According to a report from the New York Times Donald Trump was furious about the building of a stage where he was supposed to address adoring fans only for it to not be used because no one showed and the way smaller than expected crowd that greeted him in Tulsa on Saturday night
After weeks of hyping up the fact that over a million tickets had been requested Trump came out to a crowd that was estimated to be closer to 7000 fans in an arena that holds 19000
According to the Times Mr Trump was furious about the unused outdoor stage and the comparatively thin crowd in the stadium according to two people familiar with his reaction News broadcasts carried video of the partially empty stadium and even the Drudge Report a reliably conservative website carried an all caps headline that said MAGA LESS MEGA with a picture of rows and rows of empty blue seats
Aides to the president have tried to spin the low turnout blaming it on protesters who blocked the presidents fans from attending but CNN and CBS have shot down that narrative leaving the presidents campaign grasping for reasons for the widely mocked failure
The weakness of Mr Trumps drawing power and political skills in a state that voted for him overwhelmingly and in a format that he favors raised new questions about his electoral prospects for a second term at a time when his poll numbers were already falling The Times reports before adding While rallies are Mr Trumps favorite events election year politics has changed since his last one on March 2 The coronavirus has largely shut down the campaign trail and more recently the national political conversation has been dominated by a fier ence against black Americans after the killing of Mr Floydce debate over police viol
