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TikTok Teens and K-Pop Stans Say They Sank Trump Rally — Did a successful prank inflate attendance expectations for President Trump's rally in Tulsa, Okla.? — President Trump's campaign promised huge crowds at his rally in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday, but it failed to deliver.
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Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Anti-Trump protesters ‘interfere’ with president's rally, force cancellation of outdoor speeches — The Trump campaign canceled planned outdoor speeches by President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at their comeback rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night after protesters “interfered” …
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Make Arenas Empty Again — In Tulsa, the Trump campaign transitions to farce. — On Saturday afternoon there was a palpable sense of dread in the news, as President Trump was building up to a rally that was poised to be a campaign event that was unique in its depravity.
Washington Post:
Trump rallies in red-state America — and faces a sea of empty blue seats — He threatened violence against protesters, endangered his supporters by flouting health recommendations and endured a 110-day, coronavirus-induced dry spell, but when President Trump finally stepped back onto …
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Fox News:
President Trump speaks with John Roberts prior to his appearance at Tulsa rally — President Trump speaks with Fox New's John Roberts prior to the ‘Make America Great Again’ rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Turnout At Trump's Tulsa Rally Was Just Under 6,200-A Fraction Of The Venue's 19,200 Capacity — While President Trump's rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday was pitched as an over-subscribed event, with Trump campaign staffers touting ticket registrations over a million …
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Eric Trump Calls Black Lives Matter Protesters ‘Animals’ at Tulsa Rally — 'THIS ISN'T AMERICA' — Before his father took the stage for his campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma the night after the Juneteenth holiday, Eric Trump used his speech in front of the half-filled arena to call Black Lives Matter protesters “animals.”
Jenny Stanton / Daily Mail:
Teens and K-pop fans sabotaged Trump's Tulsa rally by reserving tickets by the hundreds with no intention of attending, Twitter users claim — Social media users are claiming teens and K-pop fans reserved tickets to the rally with no intention of attending
Phillip Nieto / Mediaite:
Trump Campaign Cancels Plans to Address ‘Overflow Crowd’ Because Not Enough People Showed Up — President Donald Trump's campaign canceled a planned outdoor rally for an “overflow crowd” in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday after low turnout. — The campaign was set to have Trump …
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New York Times:
Crowd Is Sparse as Trump Tries to Reignite Campaign — President Trump's bid to revive his re-election campaign was off to a rambling start on Saturday night as a far smaller crowd than expected turned out in Tulsa, Okla., for his first rally in months. For almost two hours, he rehashed familiar …
Washington Post:
After campaign boasting, a smaller-than-expected crowd shows up for Trump's Tulsa rally — TULSA — President Trump's campaign boasted for days that a million people had requested tickets for his Saturday night rally. The campaign added an outdoor overflow area to accommodate the anticipated massive crowd.
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New York Times:
Trump's Tulsa Rally Fizzles as Seats Go Empty
Trump's Tulsa Rally Fizzles as Seats Go Empty
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CNN:
Sick staff and empty seats: How Trump's triumphant return to the campaign trail went from bad to worse
Sick staff and empty seats: How Trump's triumphant return to the campaign trail went from bad to worse
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Mediaite, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Trump returns to 2020 campaign trail with Tulsa rally
Trump returns to 2020 campaign trail with Tulsa rally
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Chris White / New York Post:
Muhammad Ali's son says dad would have hated ‘racist’ Black Lives Matter
Muhammad Ali's son says dad would have hated ‘racist’ Black Lives Matter
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Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
Trump supporters, protesters face off outside Oklahoma rally
Trump supporters, protesters face off outside Oklahoma rally
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MyNorthwest.com
New York Times:
Trump Fires Berman at S.D.N.Y. After Tensions Over Inquiries — The president's move heightened criticism that he was purging his administration of officials whose independence could be a threat to his re-election. — President Trump on Saturday fired the federal prosecutor whose office put …
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Statement Of Geoffrey S. Berman — “In light of Attorney General Barr's decision to respect the normal operation of law and have Deputy U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss become Acting U.S. Attorney, I will be leaving the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, effective immediately.
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CNN:
Geoffrey Berman is leaving office immediately after standoff with Trump administration
Geoffrey Berman is leaving office immediately after standoff with Trump administration
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National Review and New York Post
The Daily Beast:
Berman Leaves SDNY in Trusted Hands After Bill Barr Fucks Up His Ouster
Berman Leaves SDNY in Trusted Hands After Bill Barr Fucks Up His Ouster
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CANNONFIRE, Law & Crime and Justice News
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Tried To Quietly Replace A Prosecutor Taking Aim At His Allies. It's Not The First Time That Backfired.
Trump Tried To Quietly Replace A Prosecutor Taking Aim At His Allies. It's Not The First Time That Backfired.
New York Times:
Jay Clayton, Low-Profile Regulator, Is Catapulted Into a Political Fight
Jay Clayton, Low-Profile Regulator, Is Catapulted Into a Political Fight
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A Friday night massacre that backfired
A Friday night massacre that backfired
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CNN:
Why it will be a tough climb to confirm anyone new to Berman's post before the November elections
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Bolton suggests possible ‘obstruction’ by Trump in SDNY Turkey investigation
Bolton suggests possible ‘obstruction’ by Trump in SDNY Turkey investigation
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Washington Post:
Police enter Seattle cop-free zone after shooting kills a 19-year-old, critically injures a man — SEATTLE — Derrek Jones rolled out of his tent Friday morning at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest — or CHOP — to find a yoga class for people of color underway in the park.
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Andy Ngo / New York Post:
My terrifying five-day stay inside Seattle's cop-free CHAZ
My terrifying five-day stay inside Seattle's cop-free CHAZ
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Public Affairs / SPD Blotter:
Homicide Investigation Inside Protest Area
Homicide Investigation Inside Protest Area
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Trump cranks up culture war rhetoric at Tulsa arena that was far from sold out — President Trump ended his three-month hiatus from the campaign trail by plunging straight into the culture wars. — Why it matters: Trump is trying to tie former Vice President Joe Biden to demonstrators taking down statues across the country.
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Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
N.Y.C. Hired 3,000 Workers for Contact Tracing. It's Not Going Well. — The program is crucial to the next phase of reopening, which begins on Monday. But workers have not had much success in getting information from people who test positive. — New York City's ambitious contact-tracing program …
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