Source: Latest: Trump crowd estimated at 2,000, plus protests
Donald Trump says the crowd for his speech Thursday night in Burlington was 25,000.
Untrue, according to the city police chief.
About 2,000 people lined up starting at 4:30 a.m. for access to the Flynn Center, Chief Brandon del Pozo told the Burlington Free Press. The Trump campaign instituted a loyalty test at the door and allowed into the 1,400-seat Flynn Center only people who professed support for the candidate.
Another 700 people, mostly protesters, gathered in City Hall Park to demonstrate.
That didn't dissuade Trump from making claims on Twitter.
"We could only get a small fraction of this 25k crowd in," Trump tweeted after his speech. "The movement to Make America Great Again is unbelievable."
Donald Trump says the crowd for his speech Thursday night in Burlington was 25,000.
Untrue, according to the city police chief.
About 2,000 people lined up starting at 4:30 a.m. for access to the Flynn Center, Chief Brandon del Pozo told the Burlington Free Press. The Trump campaign instituted a loyalty test at the door and allowed into the 1,400-seat Flynn Center only people who professed support for the candidate.
Another 700 people, mostly protesters, gathered in City Hall Park to demonstrate.
That didn't dissuade Trump from making claims on Twitter.
"We could only get a small fraction of this 25k crowd in," Trump tweeted after his speech. "The movement to Make America Great Again is unbelievable."
