President Trump’s first rally in months, intended as a triumphant return to the campaign trail after the coronavirus forced nationwide lockdowns, began with a fizzle on Saturday night as the enormous crowds he anticipated in Tulsa failed to materialize.
Although some hardcore supporters camped out for days for a spot, there were empty seats throughout the upper decks of the downtown arena when Trump took the stage.
The Trump campaign tried to boost turnout at the last minute, sending out a text message saying “there’s still space,” but to no avail.Trump also canceled an earlier speech at an outdoor event where there was supposed to be an overflow crowd of thousands. Instead, there were only a few dozen, and workers began dismantling the expensive stage around the time the president landed in Tulsa.
The sagging turnout in the deep-red state of Oklahoma may be a red flag for Trump’s reelection campaign, which is trailing by nearly double digits to Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee. There were also hopes that the city would be spared the violence that some feared as protesters and Trump supporters descended on downtown.
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