During an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Joe Biden touted the size of the crowd at his campaign events as a testament to his strength.
However, Stephanopoulos reminded Biden of Donald Trump’s ability to draw large crowds. Biden, seemingly caught off guard, questioned the importance of Trump’s crowd size and pivoted by asking about Trump’s supporters.
NEW: George Stephanopoulos shuts down President Biden after he references his crowd size to prove that his campaign is not in the dumps.
You know it’s bad when Stephanopoulos is calling you out.
George: “What’s your plan to turn the campaign around?
Biden: “How many people can… pic.twitter.com/E7yLpLdQzw [1]
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 6, 2024 [2]
This exchange quickly became a hot topic on social media, with users pointing out the disparity in crowd sizes between Biden and Trump. Biden’s attempt to deflect the comparison raised eyebrows among many, who saw it as an attempt to downplay the enthusiasm behind Trump’s rallies.
Biden said his rallies were bigger than Trump’s pic.twitter.com/7BEsZBz8R4 [3]
— @amuse (@amuse) July 6, 2024 [4]
Meanwhile, Ben Wikler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, posted this video in an attempt to show ‘Fired Up Wisconsin Dems in line,’ which was quickly rebuked as a ‘Cheap Fake.’
🚨🚨CHEAP FAKE ALERT🚨🚨
This video is extremely misleading. The area where this mostly single file line, is contained to a space measuring only 65’ x 196’.
The aerial view outlined in blue shows the distinctive features of the asphalt surface, and the actual dimensions, from… pic.twitter.com/TZUEX5XlEK [5]
— E (@CcpSkipTracer) July 5, 2024 [6]
Middle school gym lmao pic.twitter.com/F4WoKaoHyc [7]
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) July 5, 2024 [8]
Joe does, in fact, not want to play the crowd game. https://t.co/JA9lpNzyHn [9] pic.twitter.com/YdPu1dKlDY [10]
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) July 6, 2024 [11]