Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump continues to make exaggerated claims about the crowd size at his "Salute to America 250" July 4 event on the National Mall. Initially, Trump stated 375,000 people attended before severe weather caused an evacuation, later claiming 150,000 returned. By Sunday, Trump asserted on Truth Social that the crowd reached 422,000, despite independent media reports finding no credible basis for these figures. The event, part of the Great American State Fair, faced setbacks including weather disruptions, thin crowds, and musical acts dropping out. The Republican president has a history of inflating attendance figures, notably after his 2017 inauguration, where his press secretary also made unsubstantiated claims. In fullTrump’s July 4 crowd size keeps growing as president baselessly claims 422,000 were there to hear him speakMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump inflates crowd size each time he speaks about National Mall speech
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump continues to make exaggerated claims about the crowd size at his "Salute to America 250" July 4 event on the National Mall. Initially, Trump stated 375,000 people attended before severe weather caused an evacuation, later claiming 150,000 returned. By Sunday, Trump asserted on Truth Social that the crowd reached 422,000, despite independent media reports finding no credible basis for these figures. The event, part of the Great American State Fair, faced setbacks including weather disruptions, thin crowds, and musical acts dropping out. The Republican president has a history of inflating attendance figures, notably after his 2017 inauguration, where his press secretary also made unsubstantiated claims. In fullTrump’s July 4 crowd size keeps growing as president baselessly claims 422,000 were there to hear him speakMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
