By Tim Walker
Brad Parscale promised a packed stadium for the president’s comeback rally but delivered only a sparse crowd. Plus, why Gen Z-ers hate millennials
Good morning.
The BOK arena in Tulsa has a capacity of 19,000. The Trump campaign claims the crowd for the president’s comeback rally on Saturday numbered 12,000. The Tulsa fire department says the real figure was 6,200. After speaking to banks of empty seating, Donald Trump reportedly returned to Washington “furious” about the “underwhelming” event – putting pressure on his campaign manager, Brad Parscale, who blamed the “fake news media” and Black Lives Matter protesters for scaring people off.
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