22 June 2020

President Trump’s campaign team deny reports of K-pop fans hijacking Tulsa rally, labelling them ‘leftists and online trolls’

President Trump’s campaign team have dismissed reports that K-pop fans were responsible for the empty seats at his rally in Tulsa.

The New York Times posed the theory that Korean pop music fans and Tik Tok users sabotaged the event by registering for hundreds of thousands of tickets as a prank and were subsequently the reason behind the poorly attended event.

One Trump supporter surrounded by empty seats at the Tulsa rally (SIPA USA/PA Images)

But Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale has strongly rejected the claims and attacked those who believe they had a part to play.

He said: "Leftists and online trolls doing a victory lap, thinking they somehow impacted rally attendance, don’t know what they’re talking about or how rallies work.

"Registering for a rally means you’ve RSVPd with a cell phone number and we constantly weed out bogus numbers."

The BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma holds around 19,000 people but was not nearly full for Trump’s rally.

And pop artist Pink was one of the most high-profile names to come out and mock the President for his below-par audience.

She said: “I think I sold that same place out in five minutes. #donkeyshow.

"I don't know, there's a lot of people dressed as seats. Maybe they're in catering.

"Here’s my theory; don’t hurt the people that love you. I would never ask people to come to an arena right now. No good person would."

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