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At the least, the signature stew of tribal politics, showmanship, insults, outrage, humor and hero worship that propelled Donald Trumps improbable victory four years ago and that has punctuated his presidency with the trappings of a perpetual campaign, is on a break.
Trump appeared to declare the end of the rally era Tuesday. He said the events the success of which he has always measured by the size of the crowd and the ratings are a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. Or more exactly, of the dispiriting optics that proper social distancing would mandate.
You cant have empty seats, Trump said in an interview with Fox Sports Radio. You know, if I had five empty seats for instance, they said, Would I do a rally, sir? The reason I wont do them [is] because, You can have one seat and then seven around that seat, sir, have to be empty.
Oh, thatll look great, he added sarcastically. You know, you have one person and everythings empty around them. You cant do that.
Speaking later with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump was more succinct.
Id love to do the rallies. We cant because of the covid. You know, you cant have people sitting next to each other.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-rallies-end-coronavirus/2020/08/11/58b639a8-dbe7-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html
Chainfire
(17,643 posts)Probably in the same place he left his brain.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Lots of his rallies have featured empty seats. Or maybe his fanboiz showed up dressed as empty seats?
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)photos of him sitting or standing because someone many moons ago probably told him you should lean forward like you're about to fall on your face so your fat gut doesn't look so pathetic
AmericanCanuck
(1,102 posts)Covid or not -- they have totally lost their luster and have jumped the shark.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)Step #2 in his "you may not see me for a long time" announcement.
He is preparing to "disappear". We won't know until after it happens.
Personally, I want him in JAIL, not in some Saudi penthouse.
RockRaven
(15,003 posts)in his direction.
Also I love it because he sounds like such a delusional dope. Half the time he averages more than one sir per sentence in his fabricated quotations. He takes the "Sir, yes/no Sir!" of boot camp he's only ever seen on a screen and interpolates a fifteen or twenty word sentence for the yes/ no. Jesus Christ. America deserves oblivion if this asswipe gets re-elected.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)How many did they think were coming to that hate fest again?
And wasnt it tiktok that caused him to think they were coming in droves?
Such a baby.
lindysalsagal
(20,733 posts)It's no fun, anymore.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)for diminishing attendance at his "rallies". He just can't have them because of "Covicd". Covid, my ass.
Gothmog
(145,567 posts)These rallies were mainly for the purpose of stroking trump's ego. trump needs the se rallies because he is empty inside and having rallies with empty seats hurts trump's fragile ego