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    Trump Rally in Pensacola ~ 'Raftergate'

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    ‘Raftergate’ Explained: Was Trump’s Pensacola Rally ‘Packed to the Rafters?’

    https://www.snopes.com/2017/12/09/wa...acked-rafters/

    Another day, another discussion of crowd size at a Trump event.

    In what has become a characteristic feature of the Trump presidency, a Twitter dispute regarding crowd size went viral on 9 December 2017.


    In this case, the contested crowd had gathered the night before to hear Mr. Trump speak at a rally in Pensacola, Florida.


    The speech, just before a special election for U.S. Senator in neighboring Alabama, was newsworthy because the President used it to urge to people to “get out and vote for Roy Moore,” the former Alabama judge beleaguered by accusations of engaging in relationships with and sexually harassing teenaged girls.

    The dispute began following an early Saturday morning tweet from the President about the previous evening’s attendance.

    In response, a number of people responded with photographs purporting to show that the arena was not full. Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel tweeted (and later deleted) one such image of seemingly empty crowds, shedding doubt on Trump’s description.



    Weigel here is referring to what appears to be a Trump-like figure walking in the bottom right of the photograph he initially shared — something a number of commenters on the internet have suggested disputes, in a very narrow way, Trump’s claim of the image being taken “hours” before he arrived.



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    Trump is way to worried about size.
    One can be sure that he who says he knows knows nothing

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    Quote Originally Posted by ripmeister View Post
    Trump is way to worried about size.
    You all are way too worried about Trump.

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    Are your pants still on? Jeez....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abby08 View Post
    You all are way too worried about Trump.
    Oh I'm not worried about Trump. I think there are enough checks and balance is place. I just think he's an incompetent buffoon.
    One can be sure that he who says he knows knows nothing

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    Quote Originally Posted by ripmeister View Post
    Oh I'm not worried about Trump. I think there are enough checks and balance is place. I just think he's an incompetent buffoon.
    Hmm, well, that, 'incompetant baffoon' beat Hillary, so, what must SHE be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ripmeister View Post
    Oh I'm not worried about Trump. I think there are enough checks and balance is place. I just think he's an incompetent buffoon.
    Funny you would call him a buffoon after typing "checks and balance is place".
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    The photograph was not taken during President Trumps speech and Dave Weigel, the Washington Post reporter, apologized after Trump tweeted.

    Go Trump!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Abby08 View Post
    Hmm, well, that, 'incompetant baffoon' beat Hillary, so, what must SHE be?
    Even rigging the primaries.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Abby08 View Post
    Are your pants still on? Jeez....
    Huh!
    One can be sure that he who says he knows knows nothing

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