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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFACT CHECK: El Paso Fire Department confirms - Donald Trump lied about his crowd size
El Paso Fire Department just told us that Trump's statement about them allowing 10,000 people inside is incorrect.Spokesman says coliseum holds 6,500 and that is how many were allowed in building.
FACT CHECK: El Paso Fire Department confirms @realDonaldTrump lied about his crowd size -- only 6,500 attended his embarrassing rally.
Meanwhile, estimates say up to 15,000 turned out for Beto.
How many people did Trump say attended?
When his rally got underway, the president said that 69,000 signed up to be here. The arena holds about 8,000."
Trump thanked the fire department for getting 10,000 people in the El Paso County Coliseum, before noting the crowd that gathered outside for his rally.
Tens of thousands of people are watching the screens outside, Trump said.
How many people did officials say attended?
However, a fire department spokesman said 6,500 people were inside the venue and denied any special accommodations were made.
MORE:
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2019/02/11/trump-el-paso-rally-how-many-attended-president-speech/2844138002/
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PJMcK
(22,075 posts)It must be Tuesday.
The tweet was on Monday. There is "y" in Monday so of course it was a lie.
GoCubsGo
(32,103 posts)It's nice that more and more are calling BS on him.
I love how Beto's crowd is more than double the size of Spanky's, and he hasn't even declared that his running. And, this is in "red" Texas!
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,603 posts)And yes, they used the word "lie" in the resolution.
calimary
(81,610 posts)Deceitful Donald. Always speaks with a forked tongue.
book_worm
(15,951 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)apcalc
(4,465 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,387 posts)Or does he have advisors describing the throngs of people outside, clamoring to get in? Because who would risk telling him that the crowd is actually small?
The White House, Mar-a-Lago, must be strange places to work, filled with paranoid toadies.
maxrandb
(15,405 posts)yeah...that's the ticket
Apollyonus
(812 posts)ALBliberal
(2,362 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)How embarrassing to have such a small republican thing.
* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
FakeNoose
(32,917 posts)... however only 6,500 were actually allowed in the coliseum.
The rest of 'em went to Beto's rally and had a better time.
Raftergirl
(1,294 posts)He saw pictures of Betos rally and thought all those people were in El Paso to see him. SAD!
llmart
(15,571 posts)how many people did Beto have to pay to come here him speak vs. how many Dump paid?
cstanleytech
(26,364 posts)Gothmog
(146,005 posts)bdamomma
(63,975 posts)state the facts.
Nothing new for tRump, boy those lies are mounting up. Jerk.