April 30, 2025

Donald celebrated his disastrous and chaotic 100th day in office by holding a rally in Michigan, where he aired his grievances about Democrats and "communist judges." And, of course, he repeated his 2020 election lie. Donald said, "Nothing will stop me."

The narcissistic bloviating blowhard said, “We’re here tonight in the heartland of our nation to celebrate the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country!”

In history, you guys. So, then he focused on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders' 'Fight Oligarchy' rallies that have drawn tens of thousands of enthusiastic attendees in Republican areas.

"They have no candidates," Donald said. "And, you know, when they say that Bernie...Bernie's probably the best they have. By the way, he's about seven years older than me, more. Eight years older."

"One thing I got to give him credit," he continued. "He's a lunatic, but he's still pretty sharp. And he's going around with AOC plus three. You know, the plus three follow-up. They hang on for little bits. They hang on for nuggets."

Fact check: The Squad has not been featured at their rallies.

"And they get crowds," he said. "They say, oh, the crowd was...Our crowds are so much bigger than their crowds."

"Their crowds are small," he insisted. "If I ever had a crowd like their biggest crowd, they'd say it's over for Trump."

As The Guardian noted, "But the cavernous sports and expo centre in the city of Warren, near Detroit, was only half full for the rally, and a steady stream of people left before the end of his disjointed and meandering 89-minute address."

AOC responded:

Check out Bernie and AOC's crowd numbers:

Others weighed in, too.

Says the guy talking to a 3,500 seat auditorium with plenty of empty seats.

Cavalier Texan (@aggieman1973.bsky.social) 2025-04-29T22:48:52.809Z

More people filled an arena in crimson red Nampa, Idaho to see AOC and Bernie than Trump here in Michigan. They had to turn people away at the doors.

Mychal Lowman (@mylo.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T00:55:27.276Z

We literally just had UPS come out today saying 20,000 workers are being laid off, and they fly a “jobs jobs jobs” banner in the crowd.

Just wow

Bman (@bmanlegoboy.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T00:47:02.621Z

I'd rather slide down a fifty-foot razor blade into a pile of salt than attend a Trump rally. I'd love to go to an AOC and Bernie rally, though! One gives hope while the other is depressing as fuck.

Can you help us out?

For over 20 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit, but social media is limiting our ability to attract new readers. Please give a one-time or recurring donation, or buy a year's subscription for an ad-free experience. Thank you.

Discussion

We welcome relevant, respectful comments. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. Please refer to our Terms of Service for information on our posting policy.
Mastodon