Today Donald Trump spoke to an audience (including a number of the bikers who were in town for their annual Rolling Thunder gathering) from a stage in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Donald Trump and Bikers Share Affection at Rolling Thunder Rally
By THOMAS KAPLAN
“I’m not a huge biker, I have to be honest with you, O.K.?” Mr. Trump added. “I always liked the limo better.”
“always” meant all the way back to early childhood I would imagine.
He lamented that veterans “have been treated so badly in this country” and asserted that in many cases, immigrants in the country illegally were taken better care of. He said that on Tuesday he will detail the money he had raised for veterans’ groups.
Four months ago Trump claimed he had raised $6 million for veterans but so far only $3.1 million has actually gone to veterans groups.
Trump rallies veterans at annual Rolling Thunder gathering
By JILL COLVIN
Rolling Thunder spokeswoman Nancy Regg estimated Sunday's event drew about 5,000 people — smaller than the crowds Trump typically attracts. The large plaza between the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall had large, empty pockets with no long lines for security, despite the thousands of bikers in town for the group's ride from the Pentagon and through the streets of Washington.
Trump, who frequently boasts about his crowd size, however, claimed that 600,000 people were outside trying to get in.
"I thought this would be like Dr. Martin Luther King, where the people would be lined up from here all the way to the Washington monument, right? Unfortunately, they don't allow 'em to come in," Trump complained as he finished up his speech.
“Unfortunately, they don't allow 'em to come in, and you have all these people on the roads and they are all waving and going crazy. We got to do this for next year where Rolling Thunder allows everybody to be here.” ~ Donald Trump
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
600,000 people were excluded?
Delusions of Grandeur?