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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” …
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Wrap
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.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Axios
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 …
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.
Discussion: Breitbart and NBC News
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 …
CNN:
Sick staff and empty seats: How Trump's triumphant return to the campaign trail went from bad to worse
Discussion: Mediaite
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Trump returns to 2020 campaign trail with Tulsa rally
Discussion: The Hill and JustOneMinute
Washington Post:
Trump gives grievance-filled speech to unfilled arena as protests stay mostly peaceful
Discussion: Deadline and Power Line
Chris White / New York Post:
Muhammad Ali's son says dad would have hated ‘racist’ Black Lives Matter
Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
Trump supporters, protesters face off outside Oklahoma rally
Discussion: 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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The Daily Beast:
Berman Leaves SDNY in Trusted Hands After Bill Barr Fucks Up His Ouster  —  Barr said Berman had resigned, and Berman said he had not.  Then, Barr said Trump had fired Berman, and Trump said he had not.  Finally, Berman stepped away, and left Barr exposed.
Justice News:
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.
CNN:
Geoffrey Berman is leaving office immediately after standoff with Trump administration
Discussion: National Review and New York Post
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Tried To Quietly Replace A Prosecutor Taking Aim At His Allies.  It's Not The First Time That Backfired.
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
Discussion: The Guardian
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
Discussion: Breitbart
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.
Discussion: Breitbart
 
 
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