Did Kpop Fans, TikTok Users’ Prank on Trump Sabotage His Tulsa Rally?
Did K-pop Fans, TikTok Users’ Prank on Trump Sabotage His Tulsa Rally?
US President Donald J. Trump’s big comeback rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma was held last Saturday, June 20, 2020. But instead of having a stadium packed with 19,000 supporters, only a small number showed up while many rows of empty seats welcomed him.
On, June 11, 2020, Trump campaign’s official account @TeamTrump has tweeted asking supporters to register for free tickets using their phones.
Thus, knowing they can easily get tickets, TikTok users and fans of Kpop music groups have claimed that they registered thousands of tickets for Trump’s comeback rally.
K-pop fan accounts also claim to have encouraged their followers to register for the rally with no plans of showing up to the actual event.
TikTok Memes on Trump’s Rally
Celebrating their ‘success’ on social media, a TikTok meme of teenagers who have posted images of Trump rally reservation tickets while dancing to “Macarena” has become viral.
Turns out, according to CNN, a 51-year-old grandmother living in Fort Dodge, Iowa, named Mary Jo Laupp, has helped lead the charge on TikTok when she posted a video encouraging people to go to Trump’s website, register to attend the event, and then not show up.
“So, I recommend all of those of us that want to see this 19,000 seat auditorium barely filled or completely empty: go reserve tickets now and leave him standing alone there on the stage,” Laupp has told her followers on TikTok.
As of today, Laupp’s TikTok video has already gained 711.6K likes.
Here’s the video for you to see firsthand:
@maryjolauppDid you know you can make sure there are empty seats at Trump’s rally? ##BLM.♬ original sound – maryjolaupp
Kpop Fans Support Black Lives Matter Movement
Kpop fans’ support for the Black Lives Matter movement has been evident even in the past few weeks after the death of George Floyd.
Just this month, using the power they have together, they showed support for the movement by hijacking the hashtag White Lives Matter and drowning out racism with Kpop videos and gifs.
Trump rally vs BTS stadium tour at the Rose Bowl 🤭 thank you kpop stans and tiktok users pic.twitter.com/V2TJ8NAJzN
— j⁷. BLACKLIVESMATTER (@bangtanpenguins) June 21, 2020
Trump Campaign Manager’s Say
However, according to Brad Parscale, the campaign manager for US President Trump, on a tweet published on June 21, 2020, “Radical protestors, fueled by a week of apocalyptic media coverage, interfered with @realDonaldTrump supporters at the rally.”
He also said in the tweet, “They even blocked access to the metal detectors, preventing people from entering.” He then proceeded on thanking the “1,000s who made it anyway!”
Radical protestors, fueled by a week of apocalyptic media coverage, interfered with @realDonaldTrump supporters at the rally.
They even blocked access to the metal detectors, preventing people from entering.
Thanks to the 1,000s who made it anyway!https://t.co/eM2nohMEy6
— Brad Parscale (@parscale) June 20, 2020
Tulsa Trump Rally on Digital Media
The stadium to where the comeback rally in Tulsa was held might have not been packed, but on the other hand, according to Trump Campaign’s official Twitter account, as of June 21, 2020, the US President’s rally in Tulsa has attracted over Four Million (4M) unique viewers across all of Team Trump’s digital media channels.
President @realDonaldTrump’s rally in Tulsa attracted over 4M unique viewers across all of Team Trump’s digital media channels!
The live-streamed pre-rally shows drew an audience of more than 2.5M unique viewers by themselves.#TrumpRallyTulsa https://t.co/w4naL0QHka
— Team Trump (#TulsaTrumpRally) (@TeamTrump) June 21, 2020
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Brad Parscale Official Twitter Account
Trump Campaign Official Twitter Account
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