US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the BOK Center on June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
– Hundreds of supporters lined up early for Donald Trump’s first political rally in months, saying the risk of contracting COVID-19 in a big, packed arena would not keep them from hearing the president’s campaign message.
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Hours before the rally that was marred with controversy from its onset, the Trump campaign, media outlets, and attendees could tell that the projected numbers given for crowd size were grossly overestimated.
Trump campaign manager Brad Pascale tweeted on Saturday night, “Radical protestors, fueled by a week of apocalyptic media coverage, interfered with @realDonaldTrump supporters at the rally.
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