What you can't see from this photo is that to the left of the tent on the right, under the blaring light (that lit the speakers on stage) is the press stand. There was, as Trump stated, an area much more than the size of a football field behind there, then security. It was a sea of people, packed in up to the fence dividing the two sections.
To go to the porta potty I had to go through this section. On the way back I had to pry my way through. (Happily!) We sat inside in the thunder and rain waiting. Those people had remained in line to get in during the thunder storm.
I was told by a security guard that the chairs on the flat part in the front section in front of the stage held 2,500. That doesn't account for the bleachers nor the people standing in that front section in this shot. Maybe 15,000 then?
So I believe RSBN's reports of 45,000. Easily.
I was with seasoned rally goers who from 9 AM and were extremely impressed with the turnout.
I had always been curious what a crowd looked like in person. Now I understand that there can be a lot more that the press cameras don't show due to where they are positioned.
This shows just the front section.
What you can't see from this photo is that to the left of the tent on the right, under the blaring light (that lit the speakers on stage) is the press stand. There was, as Trump stated, an area much more than the size of a football field behind there, then security. It was a sea of people, packed in up to the fence dividing the two sections.
To go to the porta potty I had to go through this section. On the way back I had to pry my way through. (Happily!) We sat inside in the thunder and rain waiting. Those people had remained in line to get in during the thunder storm.
I was told by a security guard that the chairs on the flat part in the front section in front of the stage held 2,500. That doesn't account for the bleachers nor the people standing in that front section in this shot. Maybe 15,000 then?
So I believe RSBN's reports of 45,000. Easily.
I was with seasoned rally goers who from 9 AM and were extremely impressed with the turnout.
I had always been curious what a crowd looked like in person. Now I understand that there can be a lot more that the press cameras don't show due to where they are positioned.
What an experience!