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Trump calls for mass protests, gets 'a guy who is putting on a rat suit' and journalists instead [1]

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Date: 2023-03-21

Here’s what amounts to the protest in front of Trump’s New York monstrosity, Trump Tower. Note the person blowing a shofar. I guess this makes this a pre-Passover event?

x Trump repeatedly asked his supporters to go to the streets to protest his upcoming indictment.



Five people came out near Trump Tower😆. SAD! pic.twitter.com/JZYkjF5pBJ — Republicans against Trumpism (@RpsAgainstTrump) March 20, 2023

Newsmax had a fun spin, implying that while there seemed to be next to no Trump supporters out protesting, those who were protesting in support of a Trump indictment were suspiciously well organized! Er, I mean too suspiciously.

x Trump called for protests but outside Trump Tower right now are demonstrators calling for his arrest lol pic.twitter.com/M40nSGAV1t — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 21, 2023

As someone in the comments explained, here’s a good example of a “grassroots banner.”

There are a lot of people documenting what is, in essence, a poorly organized student film shoot.

x I’m at the pro-Trump protest put on by the NY Young Republicans Club. Not a joke, there are more reporters here than Trump supporters.



This was supposed to be the big one. pic.twitter.com/NhXyiKoDAC — Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) March 20, 2023

x It’s just a bunch of cameras taking picture of a guy who is putting on a rat suit next to a guitar with the words Hang Fauci on it. This was supposed to start a half hour ago. pic.twitter.com/MRekxqs05Z — Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) March 20, 2023

Some of the more conspiratorially-minded Trump supporters (see, most Trump supporters) may have stayed away, as they fear virtually everything outside of their front doors.

x Trump has been urging his MAGA supporters to protest.



Diehard MAGAs planned a protest tonight outside the Manhattan courthouse where Trump is expected to be arraigned.



CBS reports only 20 people showed up 🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/K067g5ijDo — Christopher, Esq. (@ChrisAlbertoLaw) March 21, 2023

You know things are going badly when House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is doing damage control for you that looks like this:

x According to Kevin McCarthy, Trump telling his followers to "PROTEST" and "TAKE OUR NATION BACK" on Truth Social was not calling for protests. It was actually a call to "educate people about what's going on." pic.twitter.com/Y45FSZ0DaY — Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) March 20, 2023

A quick reminder of how the post looked and what the content was of Donald Trump’s call for protest:

And here’s Sen. Lindsey Graham, taking time away from stuffing his face at Mar-a-Lago socials to fan the flames of civil unrest since it didn’t pan out Monday and Tuesday.

x "It's gonna blow up our country" -- Lindsey Graham on Fox & Friends on a possible Trump indictment pic.twitter.com/CLzwZUyiwz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 21, 2023

That “Lindsey Graham” guy looks like someone I’ve seen before.

x Lindsey Graham speaks to MAGA pic.twitter.com/jbUaqNtRCP — Chef (@LMAOpolitics) March 21, 2023

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