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President Donald Trump put the media in its place on Thursday during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago after a reporter asked, “Are you worried at all about the size of Harris’s crowds?”
The 45th president shook his head and responded, “Oh, give me a break,” which prompted laughter from attendees.
He pointedly remarked, “Listen, I had 107,000 people in New Jersey, you didn’t report it. I’m so glad you asked. What did she have yesterday, 2,000 people?”
Trump added, “If I ever had 2,000 people, you’d say my campaign is finished. It’s so dishonest, the press, and here’s a great example.”
He reminded the press that nearly 50,000 people came to his recent rally in Michigan, and more than 45,000 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
He told reporters, “Nobody ever mentions that. When she gets 1,500 people, and I saw it yesterday on ABC, where they said, ‘Oh, the crowd was so big.’ I have 10 times, 20 times, 30 times the crowd size, and they never say the crowd was big. That’s why I’m always saying, ‘Turn around the cameras.’ I’m so glad you asked that. I think it’s so terrible when you say, ‘Well she has 1,500 people, 1,000 people,’ and they talk about, ‘Oh, the enthusiasm.’ Let me tell you, we have the enthusiasm. The Republican Party, and me as a candidate, but the Republican Party has the enthusiasm.”
President Trump answered questions about various topics for over an hour.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to the press for the first time since being selected as the Democrat’s candidate 18 days ago. She answered just five questions during the 90 seconds she gave to reporters before boarding Air Force Two.
Harris would not provide a straight answer when asked if she would agree to more than one debate with Trump. “I’m happy to have that conversation about an additional debate after September 10 for sure.”
One reporter asked Harris if she was planning to have a sit-down interview, which typically occurs after a candidate is nominated. Harris said she had spoken to her team about scheduling one “before the end of the month.”
