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Trump claims Obama's Michigan rally was 'empty': What the photos show
Yahoo • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump claimed at a rally in Georgia that former President Barack Obama's rally in Detroit was "empty," despite social media videos and photos showing a packed venue at Cass Technical High School.
- Obama was in Michigan supporting Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson, with local media reporting an attendance of over 4,300 people at the event.
- Trump frequently compares his crowd sizes to those of rivals, including Obama and Bernie Sanders, often emphasizing his larger attendance figures, though independent analyses have disputed some of his claims.
- Polls indicate a close race in Michigan's Senate contest, with El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by 2-3 points according to recent surveys and Nate Silver's polling model.
- Trump's remarks included controversial use of Obama's middle name and unfounded accusations about crowd manipulation, continuing his pattern of provocative rhetoric during campaign events.
