... bored MAGAs leaving in droves during the speech.

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[FakeNoose]

1. Why did they even bother to show up?

Why sit outside in the hot sun all day? Why give him all that money?
Sheesh!

[onethatcares]

10. they thought the "Nuge" was gonna play

boy, imagine a crowd of losers listening to two bigger losers.......and then realizing they still have a long drive home.

Just imagine the in depth conversations on the way

[Progressive Jones]

18. Old Teddy had a county fair to play. nt

[11 Bravo]

45. Did his dinner theater gig fall through?

[cab67]

82. The touring production of Nuge, the sensational new comedy based on the music of Ted Nugent...

probably hasn't passed through their town yet.

[Warpy]

17. Lots of reasons

Curiosity, wanting their faith in their god king restored, boredom, a desire to feel normal in a crowd with no masks, and a desire to connect with their glorious past as MAGAts.

What they got was a tired old fat guy hollering into a marginal PA system about how wronged he was because a bunch of libruls took his binky away from him. All those people showing up at the polls are proof there was a terrible conspiracy against him. They left because they were hot, bored, and the mosquitoes were biting.

Oh, I'm not counting them out, they still love their Dear Leader. They just don't want that much discomfort. He goes back into air conditioned sports arenas with lots of seating, they'll turn out to stock up on bullshit.

[PatSeg]

37. And as they listened to him

go on and on, many of them realized they'd seen this movie before and there was an episode of Floribama playing that they hadn't watched yet. There is air conditioning at home, ice cold beer in the fridge, and a big screen TV.

For most Trump supporters it was never really about politics and they certainly don't care about government. They liked the drama and excitement of real life reality TV as well as socializing with others of their tribe. There are too many other interesting things to do, why waste more time and money on the man who clearly is a certified loser.

[scarytomcat]

63. Granted I didn't watch very closely but no redmagahats were leaving

that I saw.

[ShazzieB]

69. I saw a few.

Some of t-shirts looked MAGAish, too, although I couldn't read them.

[PatSeg]

75. Not too many, but a few

Maybe the red hats aren't big anymore. It seems the whole MAGA thing has peaked and is fading away. Perhaps some of these people were just curious?

[Scrivener7]

2. And the crowd size isn't very impressive in the first place.

[KS Toronado]

20. 1000 tops? tfg must have been disappointed.

[ShazzieB]

70. Gone are the days of TFG filling up giant stadiums!

[FakeNoose]

72. Back then, people got paid to show up and cheer for Chump

Nowadays they have to pay him to get in the gate.

[Shermann]

3. Could be going back for more Kool Aid nt

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

8. Mango MAGA Mania flavored?

also Racist Raspberry, Guntoters Grape, and Seditionist Strawberry available.

[NJCher]

86. You forgot

Koo koo coconut.

[SoCalDavidS]

4. They're On Their Way To The Capitol nt

[Chili]

5. hahahahahahahahahaha!

love it!

[Hotler]

6. Wasn't any new hate speech for them. Same old stuuf they heard before.

Nothing new to spew at work or in the check out lines.

[wryter2000]

11. Yup

When he campaigned in 2016, he spewed about their favorite hatreds. Now, it's all about him.

[tblue37]

36. Sarah Palin once drew crowds hoping she would announce a run for president.

But like TFG's blog, her website couldn't attract much support, and once they realized she wasn't going to run but was just stringing them along, they started to drift away.

[Historic NY]

7. Well it was at the FAIR Grounds, I guess the Clown wasn't entertaining.

[gratuitous]

9. Angry, bitter old man isn't selling so hot anymore?

Sad!

[malaise]

67. The tired old loser act

Fugg him!

[King_Klonopin]

84. ... and "Johnny One-Note" on the saxamaphone . . . n/t

[Hortensis]

12. But how many there and at home will vote as he says?

Politico: Thousands of supporters, some in T-shirts that read "Trump 2024," and "Trump is my President," packed in hours before Trump took the stage. But as his speech went on for over an hour, supporters trickled out — some had grown frustrated after a jumbotron did not show a live video of the speech. ...

The crowds were sympathetic to Trump and eager to hear him announce another run for president. Each of the over half-a-dozen rallygoers interviewed said they wanted Trump to signal he plans to run for a third time in 2024.

“I hope he’s either looking to run, or run for Speaker of the House,” said Richard Stachurski, referring to a rumor circulating among Trump supporters that Trump could potentially run and win a House race, then take over as Speaker.

He did replay lots of old favorites, including leading them in a rousing "Lock her up!" for Hillary.

USA Today seemingly only quoted people who'd driven hours to see him:

Leslie Dodd drove to Wellington from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, with her son to attend. She said she hoped to hear good news from Trump and believes the GOP should follow his lead as candidates gear up for the 2022 and 2024 elections. "As far as I'm concerned, he's still my president," Dodd said.

Edward X. Young of Brick Township, New Jersey, a 61-year-old horror movie actor, director and makeup artist, drove from his home Friday night and arrived at the Lorain County site 11 hours later. “This is my 51st Trump rally,” Young said. The last one he said he attended was the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, where people broke into the U.S. Capitol. Young said he did not go into the Capitol. “I’m very excited about this one. This is the return,” said Young, who likened the atmosphere to a rock 'n' roll concert.

Sandra Price, 57, of Walled Lake, Michigan, was hoping Trump would say he has not given up on the 2020 election. “I want to re-elect the president,” said Price, who was attending her 19th Trump rally. Price said she’s upset with GOP members who are not true to conservative principles. “Democrats stab me in the chest," she said. "Republicans stab me in the back."

[rickford66]

24. The same people at every rally.

It appears like every rally has huge crowds from the immediate area, so Trump believes he has more support than he actually has so he really believes he won. Few new people are at any single rally like your post shows.

[captain queeg]

38. Kind of like anti dead heads. Nt

[GopherGal]

52. Or maybe Brain-dead heads (n/t)

[bedazzled]

95. You are freaking AWESOME

[Hortensis]

42. Well, 74 million people, unbelievably, voted for Individual One,

and so what if these are the same tiny fraction who kept showing up at his rallies before?

I'm with you, of course, but they and he are very dangerous; and, until we know otherwise, they're still with him. Probably many even more determinedly now that they see him as a means of smashing us for good and taking over.

[rickford66]

55. I agree.

These people are dangerous.

[634-5789]

46. And yet 83% of TeapubliKKKans think he's still prez....

[Hortensis]

61. Or subversively insist on saying he is. Same thing. Betrayal. nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. Interesting. Kind of reminds me of NASCAR. Although I personally

have acquired an interest in understanding driver and pit strategy I read that fans of NASCAR will drive the farthest distance out of loyalty of any other sport. So I think, that this could be equated to trump as well. And not so much equated to intellectual prowess

[PatrickforB]

97. So...this guy Edward X. Young? He's attended FIFTY-ONE Trump rallies.

I mean, do you think there's...brain damage? After fifty-one rallies, I would expect he would be one whip from batter.

Seriously.

[keithbvadu2]

13. Where is Melania?

[oldsoftie]

16. Rallying something else someWHERE else

[monkeyman1]

19. had a date with younger guy ?????????

[keithbvadu2]

94. More of an appointment than a date. One hour.

More of an appointment than a date. One hour.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. Are Barron and Melania still missing? Haven't looked that up in a while

[FakeNoose]

73. As far as I know, Barron isn't a MAGAt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

96. Yikes he really tried to hit his own mother? That's scary

[AllyCat]

14. Message didn't live well, did it?

Thought it would be new but they have morphed this message in their echo chambers and this just sounds sort of dated and old.

[MrModerate]

15. That's not a very large crowd, either. Not at all bigly. n/t

[rurallib]

21. makes me think of the ending lyrics of "Guitar Man"

"Then the lights begin to flicker
And the sound is getting dim
The voice begins to falter
And the crowds are getting thin
But he never seems to notice
He's just got to find
Another place to play"

The crowd is telling him he is done.

[dchill]

29. "...Fade away..."

[KS Toronado]

22. Bet that was all the antifa people leaving who showed up just to make him look bad.

[ZonkerHarris]

83. hahahahaha

[colorado_ufo]

23. They were hoping to hear some of his plans for the future

and all he did was continue to revisit the last election. They have heard all this over and over again. They have been there, done that, and literally have the T-shirt.

[roamer65]

64. THIS.

[Traildogbob]

25. Wow!

Trump, Nugent and if Mattie the Mattress flipper Gaetz were all there at once, and the MAGAs brought their teenage daughters, there could have been some virgin sacrificial offerings to their Orange God for his eternal life and leadership. And by teenage, I mean under 16.

[BoomaofBandM]

26. They got paid and a free t short to go, did not have to stay.

[wnylib]

27. Love seeing the deplorables depart.

I suggest that everyone look at the response from Nick Carmody and read his thread. He describes how Trump and Fox TV are demonizing military leadership because the top brass are an obstacle to a new, successful coup. They sre trying to sever the loyalty of lower ranking officers from the brass in order to encourage RW military rebellion and participation in another coup attempt.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

28. He probably didn't provide instructions for them...

... to trespass or kill.

[Nexus2]

32. Good, this is the first I've seen about the crowd being less than pleased.

Up until now, I'd only seen reporting about how happy the crowd seemed with 2356th encore of Free Bird that Trump was rolling out.

[Upthevibe]

33. demmiblue....

This post is great....I've been hoping that maybe he's lost his mojo.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

34. I guess they only came for the jugglers and the clowns...

[Wild blueberry]

35. Came for a T-shirt

left with Covid-19.

[captain queeg]

39. Did he do his usual schtik and make some snide remark and then pause to wait for the applause?

Then, just crickets.

[kskiska]

56. Retreads of the old stuff

He even recited "the snake" story again.

[obamanut2012]

40. Why were DUers yesterday saying hordes were coming to see him

A huge crowd, literal miles of cars trying to get in. This is probably 900-1200TOPS.

[dclarston13]

41. Looks like the crowd at a popular

Circle track race on a Saturday night. But our media gives it (him) more air than it deserves.

[obamanut2012]

47. Yup, exactly

It wasn't 50 people, but it wasn't a huge crowd, either.

[Wednesdays]

93. The crowd at an average high school football game. nt

[ZZenith]

62. Not all DUers are rowing in the same direction.

Quite the opposite.

[obamanut2012]

66. Good point, Z

[kairos12]

43. Pathetic Brown (Red) Shirt Rally.

[efhmc]

44. Heard that some who left were antivaxxers who were not pleased.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

48. I don't like rooting against anybody, but this guy needs it

his ego is beyond belief and needs to be taken down.

He let people die from Covid even after he got it !!!

This man is shameless and he spawned a bunch of idiot kids as well...FUCK YOU DICKHEAD!

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

49. Why did they go in the first place?

Did they think this was going to be the one rally at which he told them he cares about them?

NOT!!!!

[LiberalLovinLug]

50. "Even 30% of Democrats think there was cheating...."

WTF?

[Evolve Dammit]

51. When exactly is "re-instatement"? I gotta mark my calendar and take the day off to watch...

[GopherGal]

54. Save some of those vacay days for the next one...

and the next one, and the next one.

[Evolve Dammit]

78. It is amazing how he is still a thing? Still commands a time slot as it were. Go figure.

[Wounded Bear]

53. "Tired of the same old shit?"

[IronLionZion]

58. It's hot. Time to host his rallies indoors with air conditioning

no masks, no vax, no problem. join the rapture with delta

[Jopin Klobe]

59. Yeah, well ...

... when you know the crap by heart ...

[Larissa]

60. As usual

Trump's bitch, moan and whine speech was focused on his favorite topic: himself. As usual, absolutely nothing for the believers. Did Trump at least give out some freebies? MAGA hats? Expandable sponges? Vaccines?

[Niagara]

68. They need to give out free contraceptives at MAGAt rallies. n/t

[Lasher]

65. QAnon Supporters Express Boredom With 'Same Old' Trump Speech: 'This Is Getting Ridiculous'

Both QAnon and longtime supporters of former President Donald Trump criticized his Saturday night speech in Wellington, Ohio, accusing him of the "same-old, same-old" grievances against Democrats and his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

QAnon supporters, some of whom are the former president's most fanatical online backers, sent a barrage of messages through the Telegram app that expressed boredom and even anger at the speech Trump described as "the very first rally of the 2022 election." They blasted Trump for not mentioning how his January 6 insurrection supporters are "rotting in jail." And numerous others said Trump should be booed by the Ohio rallygoers for even "bringing up the word 'vaccine,'" specifically because they believe COVID-19 was entirely a hoax.

But a majority of the top QAnon user comments simply expressed their outright boredom with Trump's post-election stump speech, in which he baselessly claimed to have won in November 2020 and blasted any dissenting GOP members as "traitors."

"I'm 100% with the dude, but literally switched from his speech 3 mins ago. Im [sic] done with his speeches," wrote QAnon user Jacob.

https://www.newsweek.com/qanon-supporters-express-boredom-same-old-trump-speech-this-getting-ridiculous-1604489

Yep, some of them seem to be getting tired of him.

[ShazzieB]

71. I call this a very good sign.

"Yep, some of them seem to be getting tired of him."

Agreed, and I hope this just the beginning. The more his followers lose interest in him, the more the GQP will follow suit.

"Closing time, every new beginning
Comes from some other beginning's end, yeah"

May this be the beginning of the end for TFG's political career!

[Lasher]

77. Exactly right.

The GQP won't back him once he's irrelevant.

[struggle4progress]

74. "He has been kidnapped! And someone has replaced him

with a crazy rambling codger!"

[Withywindle]

76. Sad

Like some washed-up one-hit wonder that has to play a whole set at the county fair, so they play their only song that people know three times.


(It wasn't that great to begin with)

[Iggo]

79. They'll still vote for him. (n/t)

[GoCubsGo]

80. They're finally figuring out that he spews the same shit EVERY damn time.

Nothing but the same, old litany of grievances and bullshit, just like it's been throughout the campaign. One would think they'd have noticed long before now that he's only capable of performing "Trump's Greatest Hits."

[Blue Owl]

81. Everyone eventually gets sick of the drunk guy at the end of the bar

[Deminpenn]

85. You can hear Trump speaking in the background

as these attendees are leaving. I guess they expected a better show.

[DFW]

87. This is the Jeopardy! question to the answer posted in the OP

What would happen when a Trump rally is held and Trump actually shows up?

[Jim__]

88. So maybe this rally tour is a good thing.

His followers wake up to the fact that he's an idiot spewing bullshit.

[jcgoldie]

89. That's because they like the IDEA of Trump much more than Trump himself

They love the idea of this insufferable racist misogynistic asshole who hates everyone they hate and pisses off minorities and liberals… but if forced to listen to him… well he’s an ignorant insufferable asshole

[mwb970]

90. That is PATHETIC.

[sarge43]

91. The thrill is gone

TFG no longer has the federal gov't at his bidding. No more hoards of secret service taking over, no more commanding every resource, no more having the biggest loudspeaker on the planet (official and social media), no more AF1 throwing a solid aluminum overcast over the best venue available. It's now a third rate carnie where even the geek show is boring.

[Locrian]

92. they want more

While it's great that the idiot is losing control - it worries me that these people want MORE chaos, violence, etc.

They want "action" and to burn it all down. They're dangerous supporters of the next, smarter, more violent and cunning version.