Trump keeps begging for a "rally behind MAGA" -- but his supporters aren't showing up to court

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Trump keeps begging for a "rally behind MAGA" — but his supporters aren't showing up to court
It's not just that Fox News told them entering New York results in instant murder

By AMANDA MARCOTTE
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED APRIL 24, 2024 5:56AM (EDT)


(Salon) Donald Trump can't decide how he wants his supporters to feel about the scene outside of the Manhattan courtroom where he's being tried on 34 felony indictments for election interference and business fraud. He repeatedly argues that the city he travels through with a daily motorcade to his trial is a war zone. "Violent criminals that are murdering people, killing people" are free to "do whatever they want," he's falsely claimed, blasting District Attorney Alvin Bragg as "lazy on violent crime" because he's supposedly too focused on prosecuting Trump.

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On Monday, Trump begged his followers on Truth Social to "RALLY BEHIND MAGA" at courthouses, unsubtly suggesting that they model themselves after the mostly imaginary leftist rioters who "scream, shout, sit, block traffic, enter buildings, not get permits, and basically do whatever they want." When the MAGA hats failed to show, Trump tried to inspire them with a post complaining that it's "SO UNFAIR!!!" that he doesn't get throngs of people like the kind seen at the anti-war protest up the street at Columbia University. Outside of a few scattered people with pro-Trump signs, though, the mob he longed for never showed. So he took his pleas to the cameras outside of the courthouse Tuesday morning:

Link to tweet

What's especially funny about all this is Trump can't quite admit that his people just aren't showing up. So he keeps blaming the barricades and the police presence. His lies got to the level of childish make-believe on Tuesday afternoon, as he falsely claimed on Truth Social that "Thousands of people were turned away from the Courthouse" and denied he "was disappointed by the crowds." Of course, by fantasizing about a massive caravan rallied to his defense, he proved he is not satisfied with reality.

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Link to tweet

Perhaps the reason is they really are too scared to go into the city, after imbibing years of lies that New York is a war zone. I'd wager it is mostly because, despite the horror show on January 6, 2021, it turns out that most of MAGA is not actually as gung-ho to risk injury, prison or even death just because Dear Leader commands it. ...............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2024/04/24/keeps-begging-for-a-rally-behind-maga--but-his-supporters-arent-showing-up-to/

[Omnipresent]

1. Now that's sad!

[Midnight Writer]

2. He's sad that undercover FBI agents aren't fomenting riots supposedly supporting him but actually

doing the bidding of Deep State Joe?

Is that his narrative today?

The Sick Fuck would love to see more folks immolate themselves at the courthouse. Just like he was thrilled Ashley Babbitt fought to her death for him.

[Hugin]

3. He needs to decide if he wants them to take time off from work...

Commute to downtown NYC, and stand in the weather all day wearing Trump(tm) drag or buy bibles he picked up for free from the Gideons.

[WhiteTara]

4. The leaders are all in prison.

And Ginnie is probably financially hamstrung by scrutiny on her special friend, Clarence.