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'Packed to the brim!' Trump claims 'fantastic' turnout to his Great American State Fair
When the Crowd Leaves, the Regime Counts AnywayThe Only Number That MattersPresident Trump opened the Great American State Fair with a familiar move: declare victory, inflate the headcount, and insist the optics prove the politics. He claimed a “fantastic” crowd of at least 45,000 on the National Mall. Independent estimates put the turnout far lower, with NBC News citing “more than 1,000” and the Washington Post describing a thinly covered area. A widely shared video showed people walking away during his speech.That is the whole trick in miniature: the public event becomes a contest between…
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