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People stream OUT of Trump address in India in droves! (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 OP
Somehow, they are not falling under his magical spell. dchill Feb 2020 #1
Trump will now tweet: madaboutharry Feb 2020 #2
The great and powerful Oz has spoken. Grammy23 Feb 2020 #23
Some news orgs are saying that! The bleachers looked rather sparse to me. Maraya1969 Feb 2020 #42
Fleeing a raging orange elephant. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #3
That's funny since India has a love affair with elephants. Butterflylady Feb 2020 #11
You mean the kind that Jr. held up one's severed tail? Sunriser13 Feb 2020 #43
What no payment for this crowd? Iliyah Feb 2020 #4
And his goons weren't there to prevent people malaise Feb 2020 #26
They weren't? MontanaMama Feb 2020 #36
He's in India malaise Feb 2020 #37
Holy gawd. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #38
We all have to take a break malaise Feb 2020 #40
The Mofo just cannot stop lying. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #41
My "hope for a better world" doesn't include Trump. democrank Feb 2020 #5
Lying as usual rickyhall Feb 2020 #16
Quality documentary filmmaking. dotism Feb 2020 #6
He will brag that he has more people leave in the middle of his rallies than anyone in history. mwb970 Feb 2020 #9
Just the sound of his voice is enough to make people RKP5637 Feb 2020 #7
He yells all the time... it's the drugs. 2naSalit Feb 2020 #17
"When he comes in (Nov., we) put him out." !!!!!!! RKP5637 Feb 2020 #20
That's the end of that tale! 2naSalit Feb 2020 #21
The same thing happens at trump's klan rallies here at home. mwb970 Feb 2020 #8
Yeah but some LittleGirl Feb 2020 #14
His campaign ads will show the tape run backwards. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #30
My chuckle for the morning! Thanks for posting. Canoe52 Feb 2020 #39
Where are the MAGA hats? George II Feb 2020 #10
I was wondering how long I could stay in that stadium myself. denem Feb 2020 #12
When the headline reads "Indiana" jayschool2013 Feb 2020 #13
What are all those orange things in the seating area? NJCher Feb 2020 #15
Kick dalton99a Feb 2020 #18
Maleria looked as though she was wearing Scarsdale Feb 2020 #19
Mutton disguised as lamb. n/t sarge43 Feb 2020 #27
haha!! subana Feb 2020 #22
the Idiot will say the video is doctored onetexan Feb 2020 #24
Holy Shit! malaise Feb 2020 #25
But a few minutes ago, FoxNewsSucks Feb 2020 #28
He'll claim every seat was filled with people wearing colorful clothing Roland99 Feb 2020 #29
On MSNBC now: They only showed the full stadium. Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #31
NPR had a glowing pro-Trump report about the adoring Indian crowd. CottonBear Feb 2020 #45
MODI is pushing religious intolerance and hatred blakstoneranger Feb 2020 #32
Why did they come IN in the first place? hangaleft Feb 2020 #33
Read on down the tweet thread. wnylib Feb 2020 #34
So many empty seats left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #35
Did he suggest they build a wall on their northwestern border . . . tclambert Feb 2020 #44

madaboutharry

(40,211 posts)
2. Trump will now tweet:
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 09:36 AM
Feb 2020

“Millions were clamoring to get in. The lines were 10 miles long. Everyone wanted to see the greatest American President, Me!”

Maraya1969

(22,480 posts)
42. Some news orgs are saying that! The bleachers looked rather sparse to me.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:32 PM
Feb 2020
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-24/trump-india-rally

NEW DELHI — President Trump addressed the largest crowd of his political career Monday, celebrating the relationship between the world’s oldest and largest democracies during a speech to a stadium crowd of more than 100,000.
Speaking in 86-degree heat in Ahmedabad, Trump avoided the more charged, controversial rhetoric that typically marks his rally speeches back home, but there was no absence of hyperbole as he and his host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lavished praise on one another and offered unbridled optimism about a growing partnership and increased cooperation between the two nations.

“India’s rise as a prosperous and independent nation is an example to every nation in the world and one of the most outstanding achievements of our century,” Trump said. “It’s all the more inspiring because you have done it as a democratic country. You have done it as a peaceful country. You have done it as a tolerant country.”

Sunriser13

(612 posts)
43. You mean the kind that Jr. held up one's severed tail?
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 09:50 PM
Feb 2020

I won't post the picture; it invokes tears and fury at the same time...

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
4. What no payment for this crowd?
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 09:40 AM
Feb 2020

3...2...1...0

Blame it on Adam Schiff and the "Democratic Establishment".

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)
36. They weren't?
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 12:19 PM
Feb 2020

Wonder why? Maybe it’s been said but I try to avoid all news covering his nazi rallies.

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)
38. Holy gawd.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 12:23 PM
Feb 2020

I HAVE been out of touch this weekend. Worked 10 hours on Saturday and had my nose in a book yesterday...no MF in my book either...it was lovely.

malaise

(269,004 posts)
40. We all have to take a break
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 12:25 PM
Feb 2020

I walk and exercise, watch game shows and sports. Fuck Trump.

You know when the people started to walk out? A good friend sent this to me

The walk out started early in Trump's speech when he said that every Indian village have electricity and internet, thanks to Modi's govt.

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)
41. The Mofo just cannot stop lying.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 12:27 PM
Feb 2020

It would be a wonder to behold if he weren’t so effing dangerous.

dotism

(68 posts)
6. Quality documentary filmmaking.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 09:44 AM
Feb 2020

The shot of him still talking on a giant screen above so many people walking out beneath him is brilliantly poetic.

...And extremely difficult for him to dispute.

mwb970

(11,360 posts)
9. He will brag that he has more people leave in the middle of his rallies than anyone in history.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:05 AM
Feb 2020

2naSalit

(86,622 posts)
17. He yells all the time... it's the drugs.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:05 AM
Feb 2020

He often makes me think of this...

I do not like
this one so well
All he does
is yell, yell, yell.
I will not have this one about.
When he comes in
I put him out.

Dr. Seuss, 1960. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.


mwb970

(11,360 posts)
8. The same thing happens at trump's klan rallies here at home.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:04 AM
Feb 2020

Here are trump cultists streaming by the dozen out of his rally in Phoenix as he continues to rant over the PA in the background.

&t=3s

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
30. His campaign ads will show the tape run backwards.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:46 AM
Feb 2020

Trump in India: "Who the hell let all these brown people in? You need a wall worse than we do!"

 

denem

(11,045 posts)
12. I was wondering how long I could stay in that stadium myself.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:35 AM
Feb 2020

Technology has come a long way. We have voice recognition. We have noise isolating head phones. Is it too much to ask for trump isolating headphones? The mute button on my remote is getting worn out.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
19. Maleria looked as though she was wearing
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:10 AM
Feb 2020

coveralls! Such poor taste in clothing. How much does it cost us to keep her looking like "Second Hand Rose"?

FoxNewsSucks

(10,431 posts)
28. But a few minutes ago,
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:34 AM
Feb 2020

MSNBC covered it as "100K give President Trump Warm Welcome in India" and that's probably how all the rest of US corporate news will spin it.



Baitball Blogger

(46,712 posts)
31. On MSNBC now: They only showed the full stadium.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:48 AM
Feb 2020

And the reporter claimed that Trump's support in India was stronger than it is in the U.S.

Are you sure they weren't replaying his speech as they left?

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
45. NPR had a glowing pro-Trump report about the adoring Indian crowd.
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 06:16 AM
Feb 2020

At the event, NPR even managed to find and interview an Indian-American woman who claimed to be a Democrat who had voted for Trump.

Not one word about Trump’s lies or the crowd leaving in droves.

 

blakstoneranger

(333 posts)
32. MODI is pushing religious intolerance and hatred
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:58 AM
Feb 2020

And rump is giving him 3 billion dollars. Another supreme example of rump's poor judgement. All anybody has to do his make him believe you love him and he'll give you the world. Books have been written stating that world leaders believe that jared kushner and trump are a couple of soft touches who can be sweet-talked out of anything. I would not be giving Modi any money until he does something to remedy the religious persecution that's going on in that country.

wnylib

(21,466 posts)
34. Read on down the tweet thread.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 12:14 PM
Feb 2020

People are not fleeing Trump, much as I wish it were so. They are leaving early so they don't miss their buses home. All the media are reporting a warm reception for Trump and large crowds. He is apparently well liked there.

Think about it. In an election year he would be sure to choose a place where his reception provides a good image of himself.

My first thought on his India trip was that it took him a little closer to China. Not close enough to expose him to a spreading virus, but with so many people around, who knows if any of them have had first or second hand contact with someone or something from China? But, since Trump is such a germophobe, he no doubt has made sure that India has no cases and takes extra precautions. He will have very limited foreign and domestic travel plans this year.

Wonder how the concern for possible viral exposure will affect his plans for rallies in an election year.

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