Why were there empty seats at Trump’s Tulsa rally? Parscale blames BLM protesters, but TikTok teens claim they did it

The crowd

The crowd at President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma was lower than expected, with the campaign blaming the size on Black Lives Matter protesters, while TikTok users say they pulled off the prank.

Brad Parscale, the chairman of Trump’s reelection campaign, built up anticipation for the rally by saying they had received more than one million ticket requests. When Saturday’s event rolled around, however, the 19,000-seat capacity theater only contained around 6,000 people looking to see the president speak. Planned outdoor events for overflow crowds were nixed due to the low amount of people.

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