President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address on Wednesday, despite a minimal turnout from protesters voicing their discontent with his policies.
The Republican National Committee took to social media to laugh at the small size of the anti-Trump gathering, sharing a clip that poked fun at the turnout.
“Someone forgot to send money and a bus to collect the participants.”
The RNC retweeted a clip from Daily Wire reporter Brekka Stoll, who was on-site in Washington, D.C., covering the event.
“What does the crowd look like? Give me a breakdown. What is the average attendance? I just want to know who is going to attend these events. What does it look like?” asked Cabot-Phillips.
“So, when you say, ‘Who goes to this type of event?’ It’s not that many. There’s probably 75 people in this crowd, and I think 35 of them are reporters,” Stoll replied.
“Oh!” came his surprised response.
“We’ve witnessed similar scenarios in Minneapolis, with protests. When it starts at 9 p.m., this is usually the turnout,” she added. “But attendance is pretty low right now.”
The RNC chimed in on the situation, stating, “Democrats’ State of the Union boycott is well underway,” accompanied by a laughing emoji.
Others also took shots at the protesters.
“Wow, 75 demonstrators? Quite the overwhelming sea of resistance. Probably half of them brought their own lights,” one user noted.
Another chimed in: “Oh, someone forgot to send money and a bus to collect participants,” adding to the mockery.
“Well, this should demonstrate that the Democrats lack support. Unfortunately, they won’t acknowledge this. They should,” remarked another, hinting at their own perceptions.
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Stoll also spoke with various students from George Washington University, seeking their opinions on Trump’s State of the Union address. They uniformly assessed it quite negatively.
A bit of an aside, but interesting nonetheless, none of them noticed she had sought their thoughts the day before Trump’s speech in Congress.
