Former President Donald Trump has always kept a keen eye on the crowd size of his events, but his high-profile debut down an escalator and into the political world may not have been what it seemed. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explores where Trump’s crowd size obsession began.
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4564395/user-clip-trump-you-famous-escalator-scene-escalator-looked-academy-awards
The Escalator Ride That Changed America
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/14/donald-trump-campaign-announcement-tower-escalator-oral-history-227148/
Former Trump aide says campaign paid actors to appear at his 2016 presidential announcement
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-aide-says-paid-actors-for-2016-campaign-announcement-2021-7?utmSource=twitter&utmContent=referral&utmTerm=topbar&referrer=twitter
Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison after admitting he covered up Trump’s ‘dirty deeds’
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/12/politics/michael-cohen-sentencing/index.html
Trump aide says campaign paid actors to appear at 2016 announcement despite earlier denial
https://money.yahoo.com/trump-aide-says-campaign-paid-143314461.html
The top 5 Sean Spicer quotes
https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/21/politics/sean-spicer-five-best-quotes/index.html
President Trump’s crowd-size estimates: Increasingly unbelievable
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/19/president-trumps-crowd-size-estimates-increasingly-unbelievable/
Trump shakes up campaign leadership as he struggles in latest polls
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/trump-campaign-manager-demoted/index.html
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