Mr. Trump boasted that the audience for the January 6 speech was very large, a “sacred number,” and only a “small percentage” struck the Capitol.


President Donald Trump has arrived to speak at a rally in Washington on January 6, 2021.

Then President Donald Trump arrives and speaks at a rally in Washington on January 6, 2021.Associated Press Photo / Jacquelyn Martin, File

  • Donald Trump said the audience for the January 6 speech was the largest he had ever spoken.

  • Mr. Trump complained to OAN that the “illegal” media did not report on the size of the crowd.

  • AP reported that the crowd at the rally was “at least 10,000” when Trump told his supporters to march to the Capitol.

Former President Donald Trump complained in a January 6 speech before his supporters attacked the Capitol that the media did not report how “large” the crowd was.

“The crowd itself was the largest crowd I’ve ever spoken-and I spoke before the largest crowd-the largest crowd I’ve ever spoken to, I think “Many times,” Trump said in an interview with the right wing. One America News It aired on Wednesday.

“No one shows the picture.”

“I don’t say because the actual numbers are headlines. He exaggerated the numbers.” The real numbers exceeded that sacred number-do you know that number was correct? ?? “Trump said.

It’s unclear what the former president means for “holy numbers,” but OAN host Christina Bob said he knew what he meant.

The crowd at the rally was “at least 10,000” when Trump was giving a speech and told his supporters to march to the Capitol. Featured AP.

“There was love that day. There was a lot of love there during the speech,” Trump said.

The former president reiterated the widely disproved allegations that the 2020 elections were fraudulent.

“It was anger at the fraudulent elections that many people went to Washington, DC, a small percentage, like less than 1% went to the Capitol,” Trump said. rice field.

“That’s why they went so much. They don’t cover the number of people. They are always very few, showing the Capitol with only a small percentage of the people there.” He said.

“Because it was the largest crowd I’ve ever talked about, they never show pictures of that incredible crowd of helicopters. I’ve never had a crowd-I’m such a big crowd I have never seen it. “

“It was huge,” Bob replied.

This is not the first time the former president has complained about the size of the crowd on January 6.He made a similar comment Interview with a British broadcaster During December.

Trump has long been obsessed with the number of crowds.

After taking office in 2017, Trump complained that the media misrepresented the number of people attending his inauguration. Disproof..

In an interview with OAN on Wednesday, Trump repeatedly complained that the media was broadcasting images of a small crowd during his pre-inauguration inauguration, claiming that they would continue to do the same.

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