The chairman of Trump's 2020 campaign responds to the idea that K-Pop fans impacted rally attendance: “Leftists and online trolls doing a victory lap don’t know what they’re talking about or how our rallies work'
The Times reports that a plan to register for free tickets but not show up to the rally was organized by users on the app TikTok and social media accounts by Korean pop music fans. Videos with millions of views spread across social media, but were deleted after 24-48 hours in order to keep the operation secret.
Mary Jo Laupp, a TikTok user from Iowa, told the Times she posted a video calling for people to register for tickets and not show up. Her video went on to get two million views. She claimed that at least 17,000 tickets in the 19,000-seat auditorium were claimed by no-show attendees.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
K-Pop Fans, TikTok Users Claim They Derailed Trump RallyThe lower than expected turnout at Donald Trump&39;s June 20 rally may be in part thanks to fans of K-Pop and TikTok users. Get the details.
Read more »
Trump Campaign Denies K-Pop Fans, TikTok Users Caused Sparsely Attended Tulsa RallyPresident’s campaign manager says low turnout had nothing to do with viral effort to flood rally organizers with “bogus” ticket requests
Read more »
Trump's campaign was trolled by TikTok users in TulsaA coordinated effort was underway on TikTok in the days leading up to President Trump's Saturday rally, encouraging people to register online for the event and not show up.
Read more »
K-pop stans, teens on TikTok may have inflated expected turnout to Donald Trump's Tulsa rallyMary Jo Laupp, also known as the TikTokGrandma, was among the first to let people know how to reserve seats at Trump's rally - and not attend.
Read more »