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New York Times:
The President's Shock at the Rows of Empty Seats in Tulsa — Inside the campaign, advisers believe disappointing attendance at the rally shows genuine fear of the coronavirus and the reality of Mr. Trump's sliding poll numbers. — President Trump and several staff members stood backstage …
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NBC News:
Trump ‘furious’ about ‘underwhelming’ crowd at Tulsa rally — President Donald Trump is “furious” at the “underwhelming” crowd at his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday evening, a major disappointment for what was expected to be a raucous return to the campaign trail after a three-month hiatus due …
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Tom Lutz / The Guardian:
Brad Parscale faces Trump ‘fury’ after Tulsa comeback rally flops — Donald Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale, was under pressure on Sunday after claiming hundreds of thousands of people had applied for tickets to the president's return to the campaign trail in Tulsa, only for the rally to attract a sparse crowd.
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Jacob Gursky / MIT Technology Review:
Trump's data-hungry, invasive app is a voter surveillance tool of extraordinary power — Both presidential campaigns use apps to capture data—but Trump's scoops up your identity, your location, and even your phone's Bluetooth functions. — Ahead of President Trump's rally in Tulsa …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Trump's problem in Tulsa wasn't just empty seats. It was empty rhetoric. — In his first campaign rally since the pandemic lockdowns began and Joe Biden clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, President Trump made clear — as clear as a stream-of-consciousness Trump speech can …
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Turnout At Trump's Tulsa Rally Was Just Under 6,200-A Fraction Of The Venue's 19,200 Capacity
Turnout At Trump's Tulsa Rally Was Just Under 6,200-A Fraction Of The Venue's 19,200 Capacity
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Brad Parscale / Donald J. Trump for President:
Trump campaign statement on bogus claims of ticket hacking
Trump campaign statement on bogus claims of ticket hacking
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Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Empty Campaign Rally in Tulsa
Donald Trump's Empty Campaign Rally in Tulsa
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Chris Wallace grills Trump campaign adviser on Tulsa rally: “The arena was empty”
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump used his rally to air his personal grievances. He could learn from another event.
New York Times:
TikTok Teens and K-Pop Stans Say They Sank Trump Rally
TikTok Teens and K-Pop Stans Say They Sank Trump Rally
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Tulsa World:
Tulsa Trump rally coverage: First protester arrested in Tulsa tells her story; Did TikTok users …
Tulsa Trump rally coverage: First protester arrested in Tulsa tells her story; Did TikTok users …
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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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The Daily Beast, The Root and Mediaite
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Twin Trumpworld strategies following ‘bad night’ in Tulsa: Blame, and hope
Twin Trumpworld strategies following ‘bad night’ in Tulsa: Blame, and hope
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One America News Network
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump's deflating Tulsa turnout reveals a deeper problem for him
Trump's deflating Tulsa turnout reveals a deeper problem for him
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The Week
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Tulsa Fire Department says Trump rally attendance was about 6,200
Tulsa Fire Department says Trump rally attendance was about 6,200
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Tulsa fire department says just under 6,200 people attended Trump rally
Tulsa fire department says just under 6,200 people attended Trump rally
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Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
John Bolton exclusive interview: Trump does not represent the Republican cause that I want to back — The veteran republican has served two presidents in various roles before becoming National Security Adviser for President Trump — As a lifelong Republican who has held high office …
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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Bolton says he hopes Trump is 1-term president, warns country imperiled by his reelection — Here are the many headlines from ABC's interview with Trump's former top aide. — President Donald Trump's longest-serving national security adviser John Bolton condemned his presidency …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
John Bolton says he didn't tell Telegraph he'll vote for Biden — A spokesperson for John Bolton issued a statement Sunday night denying that the former national security adviser told The Daily Telegraph in an interview that he plans to vote for Joe Biden over his former boss President Trump in November.
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The Hill, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Robin Pogrebin / New York Times:
Roosevelt Statue to Be Removed From Museum of Natural History — The equestrian memorial to Theodore Roosevelt has long prompted objections as a symbol of colonialism and racism. — The bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt, on horseback and flanked by a Native American man and an African man …
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New York Times:
For Barr, Standoff With Prosecutor Adds to String of Miscues — The attorney general has found himself at odds with the White House on high-profile issues in recent weeks. — WASHINGTON — From the onset of his tenure, William P. Barr has been billed as the attorney general that President Trump was looking for.
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Preet Bharara / New York Times:
Bill Barr, Not Geoffrey Berman, Should Have Lost His Job This Weekend
Bill Barr, Not Geoffrey Berman, Should Have Lost His Job This Weekend
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Barr: ‘Developments’ likely in Durham investigation this summer
Barr: ‘Developments’ likely in Durham investigation this summer
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Washington Post, Daily Kos and Axios
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump held off on Xinjiang sanctions for China trade deal — In an Oval Office interview on Friday afternoon, President Trump told me that he held off on imposing sanctions against Chinese officials involved with the Xinjiang mass detention camps because doing so would have interfered with his trade deal with Beijing.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump cold on Guaidó, would consider meeting Maduro — In an Oval Office interview with Axios on Friday, President Trump suggested he's had second thoughts about his decision to recognize Juan Guaidó as the legitimate leader of Venezuela and said he is open to meeting with dictator Nicolás Maduro.
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The Hill, One America News Network and New York Post
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump says niece “not allowed” to write book because of nondisclosure agreement — In his first public comments on the matter, President Trump told Axios that his niece, Mary Trump, is “not allowed” to write her forthcoming book about him because doing so would violate a nondisclosure agreement she signed.
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Chris Riotta / The Independent:
'It's going to be an angry mob': Kentucky cuts number of polling stations by 95 percent ahead of primary voting — Lawmakers and voting rights experts say Election Day this week will likely mirror what happening during Georgia's primaries — Kentucky lawmakers have warned the state …
Kristin Kobes Du Mez / The Daily Beast:
If You Want to Understand White Evangelicals, Tour a Hobby Lobby Store — COWBOY CHRISTIANS — The merch illustrates a cultural identity that is clearly Christian but less about loving thy neighbor and more about loving thy guns and a militant white masculine ideal.
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump allies see a mounting threat: Biden's rising evangelical support
Trump allies see a mounting threat: Biden's rising evangelical support
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
What's Facebook's Deal With Donald Trump? — Mark Zuckerberg has forged an uneasy alliance with the Trump administration. He may have gotten too close. — Last Nov. 20, NBC News broke the news that Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump and a Facebook board member, Peter Thiel, had dined together at the White House the previous month.
ABC News:
TRANSCRIPT: John Bolton interview with ABC News' Martha Raddatz — The president's former national security adviser discussed his new book. — MARTHA RADDATZ: Ambassador, I want talk to you about specific foreign policies, and go country by country. But what I want ask you first is a very simple question.
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TMZ.com:
Brett Favre Compares Kaepernick To Pat Tillman, 'I'd Assume Hero Status Will Be Stamped' — BRETT FAVRE KAEPERNICK SIMILAR TO PAT TILLMAN ... 'I'd Assume Hero Status Will Be Stamped' — HE DESERVES A SHOT — Brett Favre says Colin Kaepernick's willingness to leave his NFL career to fight …
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