Did TikTok users sabotage Trump’s Tulsa rally?
Al JazeeraTrump campaign rejects social media users’ claim they inflated attendance expectations for campaign rally. TikTok users and Korean pop music fans have taken partial credit for inflating attendance expectations at a less-than-full arena at US President Donald Trump’s first political rally in months, held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “Actually you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok who flooded the Trump campaign w/ fake ticket reservations & tricked you into believing a million people wanted your white supremacist open mic enough to pack an arena during COVID,” she tweeted on Saturday. “KPop allies, we see and appreciate your contributions in the fight for justice too.” Actually you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok who flooded the Trump campaign w/ fake ticket reservations & tricked you into believing a million people wanted your white supremacist open mic enough to pack an arena during COVID Shout out to Zoomers. ☺️ https://t.co/jGrp5bSZ9T — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez June 21, 2020 “When your whole family registers for 10 free tickes to Trump’s rally in Tulsa knowing full well those seats will be empty because we live in Georgia & also aren’t racist,” a TikTok user posted on her profile while lip-synching to a voice saying: “That is epic.” TikTok user Mary Jo Laupp, who uses the hashtag #TikTokGrandma, reportedly led the charge when she posted a video last week urging people to reserve tickets without attending.