Trump mocked for claiming 29,000 supporters flocked to see him work fryer at McDonald’s in latest wild rally boast
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Donald Trump has been mocked for claiming 29,000 supporters flocked to see him work the fryer at McDonald’s during his campaign stunt last weekend. Bucks County journalist Tom Sofield reported for local news outlet LevittownNow.com that the crowds were closer to “several thousand,” adding that Trump had also previously claimed 25,000 people turned out to see him. “There were several thousand excited supporters nearby, but the figure wasn’t 25,000, as stated by the former president later,” Sofield said in a post on X. Trump made the claim on Thursday night at a campaign event in Las Vegas Trump has long become consumed with the size of his campaign rally crowds. During the presidential debate on September 10, she baitd him into responding to her claim that his supporters leave rallies early out of “exhaustion and boredom.” “People don’t leave my rallies,” Trump fired back.