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groundloop

(11,518 posts)
Fri Aug 9, 2019, 11:39 AM Aug 2019

Video shows Trump joking about crowd sizes while visiting shooting victims

Source: CBS News

President Trump joked about his rally crowd sizes while visiting victims of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, according to a video obtained by CBS affiliate KDBC. Speaking to medical professionals at a hospital were victims were being treated, Mr. Trump compared the crowd size at an El Paso rally in February to that of presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke.

Mr. Trump praised the medical officials treating the victims, telling them "they're talking about you all over the world." He then pivoted to boasting about the attendance at his February rally and mocking the relatively small size of the counter-rally held by O'Rourke.

"I was here three months ago," Mr. Trump said. "That place was packed ... That was some crowd. And we had twice the number outside. And then you had this crazy Beto. Beto had like 400 people in a parking lot, they said his crowd was wonderful."

Members of the press were not permitted to visit the hospital with Mr. Trump due to concerns from the administration about making the visit seem like a "photo op."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-shows-trump-joking-about-crowd-sizes-while-visiting-shooting-victims/

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Video shows Trump joking about crowd sizes while visiting shooting victims (Original Post) groundloop Aug 2019 OP
Crowd size, Penis size... Whatever. nt. BlueIdaho Aug 2019 #1
Delusional Narcissist. Ligyron Aug 2019 #2
Crass, coarse, common... 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #5
White House lie ... left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 #3
Members of the press weren't allowed inside Ohiogal Aug 2019 #4
"They're talking about you all over the world"???? a la izquierda Aug 2019 #6
Melanoma and trump holding a baby?? Traildogbob Aug 2019 #7

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
3. White House lie ...
Fri Aug 9, 2019, 11:44 AM
Aug 2019

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement Wednesday
"The visits to the hospital were about meeting with victims and their families, and thanking medical staff and law enforcement for their heroic efforts."

Ohiogal

(31,979 posts)
4. Members of the press weren't allowed inside
Fri Aug 9, 2019, 12:17 PM
Aug 2019

So they couldn’t report that every single victim refused a visit by the Orange anus.

And how tacky and tone deaf his rhetoric about crowd sizes, but as always he has to make even the most somber event all about himself.

When is this nightmare ever going to end?

a la izquierda

(11,791 posts)
6. "They're talking about you all over the world"????
Fri Aug 9, 2019, 01:02 PM
Aug 2019

What in the actual fuck? I’m in Europe right now and they’re rightfully fucking horrified. It’s been a real “fun” week to be a US American abroad.

Traildogbob

(8,720 posts)
7. Melanoma and trump holding a baby??
Fri Aug 9, 2019, 01:15 PM
Aug 2019

Really, is there any photos of either of them holding Baron as a child? Is there any evidence of tRump ever, ever, ever, ever holding ANY of his children, not counting him holding Ivanka's ass in public?

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