It wasn’t exactly a YUGE turnout.
A rally in support of President Donald Trump and his immigration ban in Portland, Maine, on Saturday is drawing attention on social media for all the wrong reasons: only a handful of people showed up, according to footage from local CBS station WGME.
“I’m just kind of letting you know there’s another side to the story,” Trump supporter Doug Prevost told the station. “Letting people know [Trump] has an awful lot of backers behind him.”
There appeared to be eight people at the rally.
Here’s some of the reaction on Twitter, including some “alternative facts” about the rally:
More people showed up to my birthday party and I'm realllly unlikeable. https://t.co/969D9N4cGU
— Adrienne Kisson (@akisson) February 6, 2017
@StopTrump2020 I was in Portland at a Pro Trump rally with 1.5 million other patriots!! #TheResistance pic.twitter.com/MQaWDU7obQ
— El Brown (@DosCentavos_OC) February 6, 2017
Check out the INCREDIBLE turnout at the pro-Trump rally in Portland, ME on Saturday!https://t.co/TGDEJmDHID
— Kevin Davis (@Bookpodder) February 6, 2017
My favorite picture ever, under headline "Supporters of President Trump Rally In Portland Maine" https://t.co/wlOrrpZuFX pic.twitter.com/IYcXogAteG
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) February 5, 2017
@billmckibben @PressSec announces crowd of 35,000 at huge Portland Maine Trump Rally, best crowd ever.
— Tike Mc (@Tike_McCann) February 5, 2017
Hundreds of thousands turn out for trump! #alternatefacts Supporters of President Trump rally in Portland https://t.co/lYf4EQpLad
— Janice Richardson (@Janice_R) February 6, 2017
"This was the largest audience to ever rally for a President ever, period, both in person and around the globe." https://t.co/OgBXVBcFgB
— Andy (@mrmoto) February 6, 2017
— Carla ✏️ (@carlabrandolini) February 6, 2017
Almost too many to count on one hand. Supporters of President Trump rally in Portland | WGME https://t.co/45QDcnJAvu
— David Booker (@talltalestogo) February 5, 2017
Crooked media doctored photos of HUGE rally. Disgusting. "Trump Supporters Rally In Portland, ME" https://t.co/ey6tVfSllx tnx @MarkBoslough pic.twitter.com/wXvzdpI6sO
— Michael Campana (@Campanastan) February 5, 2017
How'd they do with crowd control?
— Iris L (@IrisL49) February 5, 2017
Supporters of President Trump rally in Portland https://t.co/KVHT5achLP
Pro #Trump rally in Portland Maine. Biggest crowd ever. Period. #LFMAO #impeachTrumpNow
— PussyFangs (@InForTheFight) February 5, 2017
https://t.co/hJkhOM8hpy
In the same city several days earlier, an anti-Trump rally supporting immigrants’ rights drew an estimated 1,500 people.
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