President Trump joked Saturday that people now admit the crowds at his rallies top those for former President Barack Obama after a reporter shared a video showing Trump’s supporters waiting to enter a campaign rally.
“Landing in Montana now — at least everybody admits that my lines and crowds are far bigger than Barack Obama’s…” Trump tweeted as he prepared for a rally in Belgrade, Mont.
Landing in Montana now – at least everybody admits that my lines and crowds are far bigger than Barack Obama’s… https://t.co/PCibGjS209
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2018
The video from NBC News reporter Frank Thorp showed a snaking line of attendees awaiting entry into the “Make America Great Again” rally.
Trump is appearing in Montana to campaign for Republican candidates on the ballot for Tuesday’s elections, including Matt Rosendale, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.
The president frequently focuses on crowd size, most notably the attendance at his inauguration in January 2017. Then, Trump and his then-press secretary Sean Spicer inflated the number of attendees at the inauguration and accused the media of inaccurately stating the size of the crowd.
