The Trump campaign is shooting down reports that K-Pop fans and TikTok users sabotaged the U.S. president’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday night by registering from tickets they had no intention of using.
“Leftists and online trolls doing a victory lap, thinking they somehow impacted rally attendance, don’t know what they’re talking about or how rallies work,” said campaign manager Brad Parscale, in a statement.
"Registering for a rally means you’ve RSVPd with a cell phone number and we constantly weed out bogus numbers.”
Parscale blamed "radical protestors, fueled by a week of apocalyptic media coverage" for keeping supporters from showing up.
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Ahead of the rally, Trump’s campaign boasted that one million people had applied for tickets. It said 19,000 supporters would fill the BOK Center and another 40,000 would be watching in a designated area outside the venue.
But, only 6,200 people were inside the arena when Trump arrived at the podium, according to the Tulsa Fire Department. The empty overflow space outside was dismantled.
K-Pop stans and teens on the TikTok platform were quick to take credit.
Democratic congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez tweeted her appreciation. “KPop allies, we see and appreciate your contributions in the fight for justice too,” she wrote.
Among those trolling the president for his poorly-attended rally was pop star P!nk, who tweeted: “I think I sold that same place out in five minutes. #donkeyshow.”
She later added: “Here’s my theory; don’t hurt the people that love you. I would never ask people to come to an arena right now. No good person would.”