Trump is known for inflating crowd sizes. He told Fox News: 'The press admitted there were at least 25 or 30,000 people. That means you can double it at least.'
reports that this was in front of more than 1,000 people. A similar crowd of several hundred also saw DeSantis speak at an event with a small contingent of GOP lawmakers in Des Moines the same day.during the governor's speech to police unions in Staten Island, New York on February 20.
"Big buildup, lots of money spent, yet only 139 people showed up for DeSantis in Staten Island," Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump criticized DeSantis for the crowd size, despite it being an invite-only event hosted by the New York State Fraternal Order of Police. It began at 7:30 a.m. in a room that seats up to 140 people only.
The former president later made a similar statement while speaking to a crowd of his supporters on Presidents Day at the Trump 45 Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. "Ron DeSanctimonious had a crowd on Staten Island today: 139 people on Staten Island. We've got a lot of people. We've got 139 times 30," Trump said.
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