The Lincoln Project, a conservative group working to defeat President Trump
Donald TrumpNoem touts South Dakota coronavirus response, knocks lockdowns in CPAC speech On The Trail: Cuomo and Newsom — a story of two embattled governors McCarthy: 'I would bet my house' GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022 MORE in 2020, released a new ad Sunday hitting the president over the turnout at his rally in Tulsa, Okla.
In the ad, a narrator mocks Trump over the crowd size at the BOK Center on Saturday, which ended up being well below the arena's capacity and far short of the massive crowds promised by the campaign.
"Hey Donald — your campaign manager told you that 1,000,000 fans wanted to come to your first big rally. Turnout in Tulsa? A dud," the narrator says. "You've probably heard this before, but it was smaller than we expected."
.@realDonaldTrump, your rally in Tulsa was a flop. You've probably heard this before, but it was smaller than we expected — and it sure wasn't as big as you promised. pic.twitter.com/TOHY1ZOKxM
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 21, 2020
The Trump campaign was widely mocked on social media over the crowd sizes at Saturday's rally, with campaign manager Brad Parscale
Brad ParscaleAides tried to get Trump to stop attacking McCain in hopes of clinching Arizona: report MORE touting a figure of 1 million tickets registered for the event. Campaign officials did not immediately return a request for comment from The Hill.
Photos circulating on Twitter showed workers packing up an overflow area after it was clear that the arena would not reach capacity before the event started on Saturday.
The president has previously attacked members of The Lincoln Project including conservative attorney George Conway
George ConwayLincoln Project forming 'transition advisory committee' amid calls to close The Hill's Morning Report - Democrats ready mammoth relief bill for 10-day sprint Lincoln Project faces calls to shut down MORE, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Elizabeth ConwayGeorge Conway calls for thorough Lincoln Project probe: 'The lying has to stop' Claudia Conway advances on 'American Idol,' parents Kellyanne, George appear The swift death of the media darlings known as the Lincoln Project MORE.
