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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat hall in Tokyo looked like as Ivanka gave her speech at Japanese government womens conference
Empty seats greet Ivanka Trump at women's empowerment speech in Tokyo
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Officials reportedly said her speech was the most registered event of the three-day assembly, but that tight security had meant not everyone had been able to enter the hall before the doors were closed for the duration of the speeches by Abe and Trump.
However, the Guardian arrived at the hall 10 minutes before the event began and witnessed no long lines of people waiting to get in. Another attendee who entered as the doors were closing said just a handful of people were milling around outside.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/03/empty-seats-greet-ivanka-trump-at-womens-empowerment-speech-in-tokyo
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Officials reportedly said her speech was the most registered event of the three-day assembly, but that tight security had meant not everyone had been able to enter the hall before the doors were closed for the duration of the speeches by Abe and Trump.
However, the Guardian arrived at the hall 10 minutes before the event began and witnessed no long lines of people waiting to get in. Another attendee who entered as the doors were closing said just a handful of people were milling around outside.
MORE:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/03/empty-seats-greet-ivanka-trump-at-womens-empowerment-speech-in-tokyo
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What hall in Tokyo looked like as Ivanka gave her speech at Japanese government womens conference (Original Post)
kpete
Nov 2017
OP
I would have put good money down on the Japanese filling the hall out of respect.
Girard442
Nov 2017
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)1. Yuuuge! Biggest crowd EVER! Tremendous!
Turbineguy
(37,329 posts)4. This is why Trump wants
a U.S. Department of Crowd Estimation.
He's just waiting for his candidate to run the department to finish his prison sentence for embezzlement.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)2. That looks even less than half full
Way to Ivanka!
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)3. Standing room only!, says tRump,
beaming with pride as daughter Ivanka takes the stage. 😉
In addition to having his head examined, maybe we need to insist on an eye exam for the Narcissist in Chief.
Girard442
(6,070 posts)5. I would have put good money down on the Japanese filling the hall out of respect.
They really don't like her.
riversedge
(70,215 posts)10. Good thought.
Takket
(21,565 posts)6. That was the largest crowd...
At a women's empowerment speech in Tokyo EVER! PERIOD!
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)7. I drew a way bigger crowd for my slide show/ talk on
my collection of Swizzle Sticks at the annual Oddball Collectors Corroboree.
Zambero
(8,964 posts)8. Subtract Ivanka's sizable entourage of door openers and purse handlers
And the "crowd" shrinks further!
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,546 posts)9. More than daddys inauguration! 😏
appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)11. It is so nice to be loved and admired.
Aristus
(66,349 posts)12. An empty head talking to an empty room.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,175 posts)13. The 2017 International Bellybutton Lint Festival drew more attendees. nt
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)14. Even the banner above the stage is doing the sad trombone sound
Waw Waw Waw Wawwwwwww:
riversedge
(70,215 posts)16. As Trump would say: Too bad.