Oof. Trump's not going to love how many empty seats there are for his speech at VFW convention

[bigtree]

Christina Wilkie @christinawilkie 40m40 minutes ago
Oof. Yesterday VFW announced last-minute that Trump's speech was being moved out of the convention center and into the auditorium. Appears they couldn't fill the auditorium, either.
twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/1021806590561792005

Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker
Trump is not going to love how many empty seats there are for his speech at the VFW convention. Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City is about half full.
twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1021793959440535554

twitter.com/sophia_tulp/status/1021785457787588613

[FarPoint]

1. He will just pay tRumpsters to fill the seats..

Then brag about how he is their hero.

[2naSalit]

5. And with our money

no doubt.

[FarPoint]

7. It's NEVER tRumps money..

Grifter-in- Chief that one...

[bigtree]

12. no doubt

Link to tweet

[George II]

26. No, he'll "promise" to pay them and then refuse to do it.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. I wonder if he will brag about the "thousands turned away at the door" this time.

[underpants]

3. "Just remember, what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what's happening."

Actual line from this speech apparently

[2naSalit]

4. K&R

[exboyfil]

6. Did a Dem try to get a chance to speak as well?

Ted Lieu would be a good spokesman. How about the Dem Senatorial candidate?

[Glorfindel]

8. Why on earth would any veteran of foreign wars want to listen to that draft-dodger?

If I remember correctly, he said his failure to contract venereal diseases was exactly equivalent to fighting in Vietnam.

[jaysunb]

13. When was the last time the VFW enrolled a new member ? n/t

[Glorfindel]

18. I've no idea, jaysunb.

I have never even considered joining.

[Johnyawl]

27. I think it was my Dad. lol

[Old Vet]

30. Me either, Ive been a member of our local chapter 20 VVA forever it seems...........

And I know of NOT one member who supports this draft dodger..

[DinahMoeHum]

9. Womp womp womp.

[demmiblue]

10. Another one from Rucker:

Not all veterans of foreign wars hate the "fake news." One vet just came up to me after Trump's speech to shake my hand, thank me for my reporting and whispered, "I have one question: How do you put up with this bullsh-- every day?"

Link to tweet

[workinclasszero]

11. I cant believe one veteran would want to see the Russian agent

Trump is the biggest traitor in American history!

[Thomas Hurt]

14. the biggest crowd in the front half of the Municipal Auditorium ever!

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Fake news!! It was the biggest crowd ever to hear president at VFW.

[SCantiGOP]

22. you're fake news

It was the biggest crowd ever anywhere in the world.

You're the puppet.......................

[Grammy23]

16. Once the truth about tRump is exposed by Mueller and those vets find out

what a traitor he is, they will fill that convention center. But it won’t be to cheer for the bastard. Many will just want to be there to help boo his sorry ass off the stage.

Okay. Maybe they won’t. But a girl can dream, can’t she? And hopefully, these guys will see through his crap and propaganda. Someone needs to remind them about propaganda. Many old timers fought during a time when leaflets were dropped from the sky and Tokyo Rose was in her hay day. So it won’t be big of a leap of logic to see how tRump uses that technique to his advantage.

[cbdo2007]

17. We had my high school graduation there and had more people than Trump.

[SunSeeker]

19. Ouch.

[jaxind]

20. What's There Not For Trump To Love

He'll just say to anyone who will listen to him that "this is the biggest crowd he's ever seen!" Either he actually believes that in his false sense of reality, or he's lying...one and the same!

[CanonRay]

21. It was packed! there were 10,000 outside waiting to get in!

Twitter tomorrow...

[bucolic_frolic]

23. small crowds for the smallest mind

[Hekate]

24. Let's see if his handlers can make it look better, like crowding people to the front...

...and making sure the cameras don't pan around the empty spaces.

[cstanleytech]

25. What would make the event perfect would be if

someone switched out the anthem they play at the last second before he comes out to Barbra Streisand singing her version of "Send In the Clowns".

[heaven05]

28. fucking coward-treasonous POS

[Puzzler]

29. "Scores" equals units of 20 ... now that's NOT an overflowing audience!

-Puzzler

[keithbvadu2]

31. Bullshit protector worn at a VFW speech by Dubya

Bullshit protector worn at a VFW speech by Dubya

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ear-flap/

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[donkeypoofed]

32. They'll just put up drapes to hide the empty seats

They do it all the time. Over the last 6 months or so the drapes are getting closer and closer to the stage, however. I've also heard that many people there are spending time on their cell phones instead of listening to the same old lines, Hillary's emails, witch hunt, etc. They're getting bored. I wonder if his openly treasonous behaviour has played any part?

[lillypaddle]

33. Pathetic POS

It would be funny if it weren't so scary. This moron is our President.

[peggysue2]

34. Wow!

Looks like that Y-u-u-uge Inauguration that wasn't. So, all the misfit veterans attended. The rest stayed home.

LOL.

[WinstonSmith4740]

35. Doesn't appear as though anyone wanted to sit up front, either.

My guess is that these ARE the paid supporters.

[John Fante]

36. Elton John sold out stadiums in his prime. Over and over again.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.