The Bank of Oklahoma center where the campaign was held can hold just over 19,000 people. As images and video of the event show, …
The Bank of Oklahoma center where the campaign was held can hold just over 19,000 people. As images and video of the event show, the stadium was far from filled as the president spoke to the assembled crowd. At one point, before the program began, an outdoor stage built so that the president could address the overflow crowd at the event was disassembled and the second speech was canceled after it became evidence that the attendance was below what was initially expected.
But the campaign says that the picture isn’t as extreme as officials in Tulsa claim.
“12,000 people went through the metal detectors so that number is way off,” said Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign’s communication director.
He added that the lower bowl of the venue was mostly filled.
