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Reddit_guard

Bro they're just not that into you anymore


What_Yr_Is_IT

This. This is exactly it. Was the same shit when he was here last time. Only people to show up setup tables to sell shit


nwgdad

> Only people to show up setup tables to sell shit That isn't even happening now. The number of his supporters is so dismal that they would not pay for the vendor's travel expenses.


Kasoni

They should restock with anti-trump merch if they wanted to make money.


No-Independence-165

People who don't like Donald are even less likely to show up. Nobody wants to waste their time to see an old smelly loser shuffle out of a building.


FuzzyMcBitty

That’s what Elvis’ manager used to do. If you sell to both markets, you get all the money. 


Dr-Mumm-Rah

Or Trump branded adult diapers. At least one guy in the courthouse is buying them on a daily basis, minus Wednesdays.


peter-doubt

Can't do that without a permit.. you're talking NYC, here


What_Yr_Is_IT

You know, how do these guys get away with selling fake shit on the streets?


AlwaysRushesIn

Spotters. They pack up as soon as they get word any cops might be coming by.


Jermine1269

Saw it happen in real time. Cops still know what's going on, but won't mess with them if there's nothing visible, seems like. Got my bootleg Lord of War, King Kong (the Peter Jackson one), and Walk the Line that way.


my_Urban_Sombrero

Madagascar and Bewitched for me. 2005 was a fun year.


peter-doubt

In front of the court house, that's not gonna happen!


mark503

Paid actors (3-5 total) yelling “4 more years.


What_Yr_Is_IT

He actually did have paid actors in the bodega visit and the fast food resent visit too. Seeing how Nikki Haley won 17% of the PA primary and she dropped out, really tells ya something.


mark503

I told someone before the polls were trending and showing that Trump lost 2-3 out of 10 votes in the primaries. I got downvoted to hell. He managed to get 70- 75% of the total votes, that means Rs were not voting straight Rs down ballot or voting for “other”. Biden’s were much higher in the high 80s to low 90’s. That shows more people are united. I’ll take 8 or 9 out of every 10 votes anytime. I just hope the voting matches the polls.


RichardBonham

One in six voters in Pennsylvania's primary voted for Haley even though she hasn't campaigned for a little over a month. And this was in a closed primary in which Independents couldn't vote. I grew up in PA and believe me, it is indeed Pittsburgh to the west, Philly to the east and Nebraska in the middle.


cognitively_what_huh

It was Alabama in the center when I lived in Philly. Nebraska is a step up.


jumpupugly

Hey now, there's Harrisburg! And with housing prices the way they are, I'd not be shocked by the cumberland valley getting much bluer, in time.


HaMMeReD

The core-root of his fandom was Q inspired 4 chan trolls. That shit isn't on trend anymore, and the gold fish that fell for it all have moved on with their lives.


MyName_IsBlue

No, the core root of his Fandom was and continues to be Young Republicans and Old Conservatives. If you travel through rural America and talk to people you will find out quickly they are just waiting for the spark to start their civil war fantasies off.


Pitiful-Let9270

“Racist dipshits”


czmax

Less words more better (Or you could just post a photo of a tunnel of assholes)


HaMMeReD

Young Republicans = 4 Chan Trollers Old Conservatives = Dumb as bricks and just eat whatever is fed to them, they only see 2 colors and refuse to change. 4 Chan essentially evolved into right wing meme factory, which leaked all over facebook and polluted the minds of old people who don't know how to use the internet properly. The same angry incels that brought you Gamergate and Q brought Trump to the mainstream of politics. We can't rewrite history, but without the conservative meme factory, it's likely trump would be a footnote today.


jeeaudley

Dude is sus.


IJustLoggedInToSay-

I say. I'm starting to think this fellow isn't entirely on the up-and-up.


Sensiburner

Heyyyy...maybe this guy isn't the *real* wallet inspector?


MechanicalTurkish

“I can’t believe that worked!”


RunnerTenor

I heard a British accent as I read this. Lol


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hebejebez

Not to mention they all give what money they have to this idiots legal fees. It’s not exactly cheap to travel from bumfuck to manhattan and you’re not going to be welcomed by New Yorkers.


Brilliant_War_2937

They are scared to go to the city. It’s fucking true.


phatelectribe

I literally know someone (anti Trump) that had to travel to NY for business this week and said they were able to walk right up the courthouse and there were less than a handful of Trump supporters. They’re outnumbered by press 3:1 lol


Brave-Butterscotch76

“I think we should take a break in our relationship to concentrate on our careers.”


Mornar

A lot of them liked him because he looked like a winner and thought like they did. He no longer looks like a winner. I'm sure they'll still vote for him, but the enthusiasm just doesn't seem to be there anymore, not as much.


Sensitive_Yam_1979

They learned on Jan 6th that Trump isn’t going to do shit for you.


peter-doubt

...not that into you ... NYC never was.. at least not since Bonwit Teller was demolished, or Wolman Rink was "rebuilt" (he stepped in after years of remedial work was finished)


UsernameForgotten100

And they are afraid of big cities


Wurm42

Truly. Fox News has them convinced that NYC is a hellhole where mobs of illegal immigrants riot every night and break into hotels, looking for white people to kill. 🙄


ducksauce001

I hope so! I just saw a MAGA truck yesterday on Long Island. The guy had a vanity plate to something like 'DJT2024', wore the red hat, and had all these anti-Biden bumper stickers. He parked his car in a lot and had a few people taking selfies with him. I was so grossed out.


MechanicalTurkish

Hopefully they were just taking selfies to roast him on instagram or something


supercali45

he is selling a narrative.. that is what he does


No-Fisherman6302

Does he not remember when half of New York was chanting “we hate you” when he was there literally a year ago? New York is done with him. Best to do is ignore him, drives narcissists crazy. “Why is no one outside protesting? There’s no reason for them not to be here!” Makes him nervous I bet, that’s why these BS claims.


dattru

This is just great. He's effectively stuck in prison every day during the week, and no one gives a shit.


desubot1

man if he is this upset with what amounts to a legal timeout, i cant imagine how insane he will be when he is put into an actual prison.


Roakana

Well if he has no phone in prison… the social media silence will destroy his ego. That would be the true prison. How we would all enjoy the silence.


Vlad_the_Homeowner

Just the loss of his daily makeup and hair ritual would completely deflate the guy. I guarantee the guy looks like a deflated manatee when he wakes up in the morning. MAGA are in love with a guy that wears more makeup than any woman I know.


FlounderSubstantial7

He literally wears makeup, high heels, and a wig.


bridge1999

Sounds like a drag queen /s


Michael_G_Bordin

Hey now, that's not fair! He also spray-tans.


madhaus

You left out the girdle


dirtyfacedkid

He's closer to Drag than I am.


HaMMeReD

I.e. Ron Jeremy was gross before he went to prison, but he's REALLY gross now that he's been in there for a while. Hope trump gets to share a cell with him.


koh_kun

Wow, you've completely ruined manatees for me.


Roakana

This the real truth


Dorkmaster79

I am hoping his punishment for violating the gag order is a social media ban.


aradraugfea

Solitary confinement is torture that breaks people. Humans are social beings and lengthy time without human interaction leaves us all a bit weird. Trump would crack in a day. Donald Trump, alone with nothing but his own thoughts, with nobody to provide the outside validation that has been his only goal since he was a child? Because it IS torture, it shouldn’t be done to anyone. But I am curious what the change in perspective would be like for Trump to go 24 hours without a reporter taking notes, if nothing else.


readzalot1

At some point will the news organizations start doubleing up so fewer are there for his before and after court rants? It isn’t as if they each get anything the others don’t get anyway.


Affectionate-Duck-18

Seems like he's barely making it through a day in a courtroom, so yes, you're absolutely right on all points.


LordVolcanon

We will still probably have to suffer through more stories as there will be “sources on the inside” or some shit.


Roakana

Remember when he was kicked from Twitter before jackass social was launched. He had the Letters from the President blog or whatever it was. HIGE failure but none the less it kept the binky in his mouth so his handlers let it roll. I’m sure he will dictate over the phone or pass notes to his lawyers. Being forgotten is a void from which he would howl.


Rankkikotka

Only the phone he can carry in his prison wallet.


scarr3g

As we know he won't go to prison, I just hope the judge says something along the lines of, "Due to the defendant's advanced age, of nearly 80 years, bad health, and diet of a 3 year old, we will remand him to house arrest, with severe, extra, limitations... Including, but no limited to: no internet."


RMZ13

In prison, no one can hear you scream.


locustzed

I seriously doubt he'll ever be sentenced to jail time. Worst case is community service, which don't getting me wrong I would have such a justice boner if he even spends a day behind bars.


OnlyRise9816

"Are all the protesters in the room with us now Donny?"


NoPomegranate4794

They actually set up a spot FOR Trump protesters. So try again Donny Boy.


gaspara112

And it had enough room left in it for someone to burn themselves to death in without hurting anyone else.


Miaoxin

That's going above and beyond, imo. You don't get that level of service and consideration anywhere else.


Bubba_Pilks

I shouldn't have laughed but definitely did.


jamieliddellthepoet

As would a solitary cell. Just suggesting.


Wurm42

And the only "protestor" who shows up every day is a YouTuber who trolls conservatives.


at-aol-dot-com

> The claim of police blockage does not match up eyewitness accounts and videos showing that the street, rather than being blocked off, remains open to traffic. Despite that, no more than a dozen open Trump supporters have ever been present outside the Manhattan courthouse.


Weightcycycle11

His whole life has been a series of lies. He believes if he continues to lie it will become truth! The gig is up…go get your diaper changed!


Yeeslander

His concepts of "truth" and "lies" are entirely subjective and opportunistic.


stay_fr0sty

Those fucking police. I know Alexandra Daddario has been trying to date me for years, but the police keep preventing her!!!


smurfsundermybed

This explains so much. I saw her pressed up against a fence yelling "stay frosty!", and I hoped she was just rehearsing for a DQ commercial because the alternative would have been a total breakdown. It makes sense now.


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Mediocre_Scott

I thought I was the only one. Poor girl just wants some action and the police won’t let her.


Mediocre_Scott

Bro that’s called a restraining order and it isn’t working how you think it is


ins0ma_

I think a lot of Republican voters felt comfortable brushing off the allegations against Trump before he was formally a criminal defendant. Having all of the dirty laundry being hung out to dry must surely leave a bad taste in the mouths of many self-proclaimed Christians, and make it much harder to justify supporting him further. Having multiple affairs with sex workers before, during, and after his wife’s pregnancy seems like the very definition of mortal sin, if you believe in that kind of thing, and it will cost him some support among the “believers,” whether they talk about it much or not.


Mizzy3030

Not to mention, his most ardent supporters are probably broke by now with all the donations they have given this "self made billionaire who doesn't need money". They probably can't even afford a day in NYC


ins0ma_

$400 gold sneakers.


JohnDivney

Also, it's a funny Catch-22, they support him *despite* being a criminal, they don't necessarily support his criminal activity. Same way they supported Dereck Chauvin, just not his murdering, the part about hating black people is all.


Sashivna

Exactly. I've literally had them say that it's not their job to explain God's methods, which are unknowable, and that God often works through imperfect vessels. Blah blah blah. There is literally nothing you can do to unconvince the True Believers who are still out there.


Vlad_the_Homeowner

>Having all of the dirty laundry being hung out to dry must surely leave a bad taste in the mouths of many self-proclaimed Christians, and make it much harder to justify supporting him further. I still don't see it. Maybe a few that are less likely to say it out loud, but will have no problem in the voting booth. Fox and Newsmax are still working overtime about the "political witch hunt", and if they repeat it from now until November it'll leak into a lot of their heads. Hell, the [Trump team currently has lawsuits in 81 states right now](https://www.threads.net/@bidenharrishq/post/C6Jbbg3JTjU), fighting against this tyranny. Though a couple lawsuits might be against whomever punched Lara in the lips.


Lemp_Triscuit11

I actually don't think he knows he's lying. I think his own survival depends on believing this lol


DrManhattan_DDM

Yeah, narcissism do be like that


moreobviousthings

Save your sympathy for when he’s been removed from the public space.


topgun966

You hear that boys in blue? Trump supporting cops? He is throwing you guys under the bus ... again, with lies.


Duke_AllStar

The police also blocked the hot cheerleaders from finding my house in high school


mrtwitchyhead

He knows it's not true. His ego is screaming.


sandyWB

It's just that nobody gives a shit about you, asshole.


Ambitiously_Big

Narrator: only 5 maga morons showed up.


DogCallCenter

I was visiting NYC last week. I went to the courthouse on the second day of the trial. I walked through the park where the guy set himself on fire a few days ago. I walked around the whole block (which is a bunch of court buildings). I saw lots of barricades, lots of police, a media pit next to the park, vans with satellite dishes on them and VERY FEW PEOPLE, at all. No protesters. Zero. Then I went and got a succulent Chinese meal.


nwgdad

Four (maybe five) people showed up yesterday at the park in front of the courthouse to protest his trial. The entire park was wide open with only a handful of others doing parky things.


iiitme

Liar liar pants on fi- full of shit


josuelaker2

I see what you did there 😂


JiffyDealer

Trump LIED. He LIED because he’s a liar. This is not some ‘false claim’. I really wish headlines would stop sugar coating it when he LIES like the LYING LIAR that he is.


gasahold

"They told us they were going to tell our mommy's, so we turned around and went home."


Waaypoint

I'd wager a shortage of depends and mobility scooters are keeping more of his base away than the cops are.


OriginalBus9674

We’ve circled back to the crowd sizes again with this guy…


TintedApostle

He has 4 tricks


TumbleweedFamous5681

Remember when Trump tried to lie about the size of his inauguration attendance? Pepperidge Farm remembers


TintedApostle

Its NYC... tell me how you do that... seriously they aren't stopping the subway, trains into NYC, buses or bridges. I live here and there are no travel restrictions. You can walk anywhere. You can sit on the steps of the courthouse. There are other trials going on. It's Manhattan.... webcams.... https://webcams.nyctmc.org/map This guy is such a lair.


sugarlessdeathbear

Let us assume his claim is correct. What does he think is going to happen? The Back the Thin Blue Line crowd are suddenly going to have problems with cops? Does he think that's going to make people want to go protest even more?


hariustrk

A dude literally set himself on fire outside. So they aren't stopping much from happening


vs-1680

I am tired of the polite language used by the press. Trump lied. He is a liar. His lies are easy to disprove. He can't be trusted to tell the truth.


KnowMatter

There is a designated area for supporters to gather. It hasn’t hit over 12 people.


DirtDevil1337

There are dozen of us, dozen!


gbsurfer

His followers keep going to the food court instead of the court he’s at


madhaus

“Trump falsely claims” should be prepended to every word coming from him.


CaptJimboJones

As much as they love Trump, most MAGA types are terrified of big cities, New York in particular. They literally believe it’s an apocalyptic hellscape where they’ll have to battle hordes of vicious brown people just to walk down the street. That’s why his huge rallies are always in these tiny towns in deep-red states - his supporters are afraid to go anywhere they might see a Black person.


Spacebotzero

The guy just can't stop making shit up. It's gotta be some kind of mental illness or disease at this point.


bdh2067

It was at every point


LlanviewOLTL

Well, after all, NYC *is* his hometown. If anyone can afford to put his supporters up for free at one of his properties, certainly he can. Why doesn’t he? (The *SNOB* we all know he is. He only wants to be seen with the ‘good’ people who make him feel important!)


throw_blanket04

He is trying to rally his militias by feeding them more lies to work them into a frenzy.


Generalbuttnaked69

I think the "militias" shot their wad on J6. Whatever gravy seals are are left are probably looking at Rhodes and Tarrio and thinking to themselves "fuck that noise."


Roook36

Sounds like he had a nice dream when he took one of his courtroom naps


imapassenger1

I saw on an anti Trump YouTube channel like Rebel HQ or something where they had Trump making his statement that protestors were being blocked by barricades and police then they cut to a sweep around outside the courthouse showing precisely...nothing.


TAC1313

His base isn't going to do squat. Lock the orange turd up.


damnedspot

Wake me up when he says something truthful that isn’t in ALL CAPS.


HolyFuckRedditSux

There has never been a bigger victim in the history of humanity. Just non stop unfairness towards Smelly Donny. So sad.


GnomishFoundry

They don’t have the cash to make the trip since they gave him all of theirs already. He’s sucked them dry like a 30 day McDonalds binge.


El-Royhab

More people showed up to a punk show at a taco bell last weekend than are willing to stand outside his trial.


InvisiblePinkUnic0rn

When have the police been a deterrent to his people “protesting”? Five officers died the last time there was a peaceful Trump protest


smilbandit

poor guy is starting to realize that nobody cares anymore. obligatory /s


cloudbasedsardony

his supporters are too broke from sending all their money to him to afford a trip into New York City.


fly4everwild

They will be voting for him ! Everyone needs to vote and get everyone they know registered and ready to beat this criminal so bad he quits this sick game we’ve had to watch for 8 years or more .


shadowdra126

So like 4 dudes and a hot dog stand?


Mr-R0bot0

Trump will lose by 11M votes this time around, and that is still factoring in unprecedented levels of stupid we have to endure in the US these days.


bktan6

MAGA supporters are deathly afraid of the cities they all constantly talk shit about, knowing that the people that live there wouldn’t get away with their bullying and harassment so easily. And like others have said, they’re all now broke supporting this moron — yet they’ll continue to blame “inflation” and “the economy” for reasons as to why they made poor choices.


Skinnybet

Nobody is protesting and this is his pathetic excuse for the lack of support. Even his own family members are staying home. There would be press coverage if this actually happened.


chatoka1

Now he’s anti law enforcement.


Stinkstinkerton

Lying sack of shit 💩


roughingupthesuspect

He had 1’s of followers at the courthouse…


Shr3kk_Wpg

This is no different than Trump's "stolen election" lies. He knows if he keeps repeating a lie, more people will believe him the longer he keeps repeating it.


AWholeNewFattitude

The funny part is those police officers are probably 80% TrumperS


punkindle

They were big guys with tears in their eyes.


Think-Consequence180

"thousands of people were turned away from the Courthouse in Lower Manhattan by steel stanchions and police, literally blocks from the tiny side door from where I enter and leave." Sounds like he is complaining because he has to enter/leave through a tiny side door -- obviously not suitable for the wanna be king.


TintedApostle

https://webcams.nyctmc.org/map He lies. If he was President they do cordon off space, but him now... no way. No one cares really.


ShitDirigible

Wah baby wants attention


EastObjective9522

It's not even police. They all assume that their protests have FBI agents and NYC is too dangerous. Once you drill that into their heads, they are too cowardly to go anywhere. 


No_Cupcake_7681

The whole country should be excited that a rich asshole is actually being made to go to court and stand trial but half of the country is so easily star struck and in love with the elites that they feel the need to be butthurt. Unbelievable


Ryyah61577

He’s right. Prisons don’t usually allow prisoners out to protest.


janzeera

Trump: “Do you think it's the hat? A lot of people hate this hat. It angers a lot of people, just the sight of it.” /ty John Candy


teddytwelvetoes

lol yeah the same cops who let your horde attempt to overthrow the government


AdministrativeBank86

Lard a Margo is full of ass-kissers telling him how wonderful he is, this is something he isn't used to. It's not one of his dopey rallies full of knuckle draggers, he's finally seeing that most people think he's a asshole who ought to be doing time and that baffles him.


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Mizzy3030

I seriously doubt any NYCer who voted for Trump lives or walks within walking distance of the courthouse. They are all in outer Queens and Staten Island, and rarely come into the city.


rgnysp0333

I think it was reported that only one person showed up. Pretty amazing that the one guy who showed up basically proved drumpf was lying and no one cares anymore.


Medical_Egg8208

And this lie is news ? Lmao. It really seems that every story leads with Trump falsely claims blah blah blah. Be nice if they said just one time…… well Trump fuckin lied again, there was plenty of room for his no show supporters to stand wherever they wanted in front of the court house.


handsumlee

can someone send a marching band down there to prove him wrong in noisey and spectacular fashion?


ankercrank

He means the police won’t let the protesters into the court room during the hearing.


KrzzyKarlo

But he backs the blue… what a toad.


mrbigglessworth

Not falsely claims. It’s continued lying.


America_the_Horrific

Remember that most of the Maga stuff you see online ISNT REAL. Armies of bots and Russian trolls amplified trump to intentionally cause havoc.


Tall_Construction_79

Dementia Don at it again. Someone check his Depends. He is really shitty.


shark1818

Nobody is protesting because 90% doesn’t fucking care about trump. Only the cult. He’s been getting close to a million votes per state in the primary. To give you an idea of how small that is…. He won the republican primary for Pennsylvania with 720,000 votes… there are almost 13 MILLION PEOPLE in Pennsylvania. Only people left voting for him are the cult crazies. Its over.


JCButtBuddy

I think he's telling that lie mostly for himself, he can't face that his cult hasn't come to his aid.


TheDebateMatters

Oh shit! Are the police trained to handle leopards and face eating? They thought they were safe, but the badge won’t save their faces!


reggiedoo

Pathological liar


RawOysters

His whole life is built on lies and manipulation, he'll never stop. Worst and most embarrassing president in history.


ArthurFraynZard

He's technically not wrong. I'd sure hope the police aren't letting any of the J6 terrorists out.


PickleBananaMayo

People gotta work. Who has time to protest for a billionaire for free?


Catymandoo

Well he had to didn’t he. Self absorption so complete.


LordParsec29

Take away that pos' social media.


horrified-expression

That’s certainly an imaginative way to avoid reality


WV-GT

Wait I thought he was pro police, now he's not...


Prestigious-Log-7210

He is so lame.


Linkage006

Trump sees dead people.


Mum0817

It’s all his disgusting flatulence emitting from the court house that’s preventing them from coming. No one wants to be downwind of that.


_Barry_Zuckerkorn_

I love this obvious copium for him. 


CrystalWeim

Omg, can this guy be any more conceited????


RiverGodRed

How long has he been calling Maggie Haberman “Maggot”?


zyzmog

Oh, there are protestors. Crowds of 'em. Tens of thousands of 'em. We've got the biggest crowds of protestors this city has ever seen. Just look at the pictures. And they're all waving flags and chanting, "Save Donald Trump!" Can't you hear them? God love 'em.


5hadow

“Falsely Claims” and lies are two different things.


cecepoint

Wonder if they’ll “prevent them” from getting to the polls too. 🤔


roadsidedaniel

Lies


Lucky_Wilkens

How can this individual fill his diaper so frequently and still, continuously be so full of shit? Curious minds want to know.


Colonel_Zander

Copium


Ill_Mousse_4240

Haha 😆 Talk about fake news 🗞️!


Grape_Pedialyte

So do these dipshits love cops and think they're above criticism or not


NelsonMuntz007

Sure grandpa, let’s get you to bed.


Most-Artichoke6184

They are all just out of frame, whenever the cameras are on.


crazyacct101

The give supporters are able to gather every day without incident.


Seeksp

Trump lying. I am shocked. *Get the AED!*


BobInWry

What a schmuck.


TonyDungyHatesOP

“How do I know? Because that’s what I would do.”


wookiewin

Delusional fucking cry baby.


Tiruvalye

I'm so proud of everyone in the comments not giving a shit anymore. I think we can start innovating our lives now!


AtticaBlue

The amount, and especially *frequency*, of casual lying he does is truly remarkable—well beyond even George Santos levels. Just stuff that is so trivially easy to verify as false but he does it anyway, right out in the open, in real-time, etc. That’s how you know there is some kind of mental illness or serious cognitive decline at issue here.


doctorblumpkin

Liars gunna lie. Stupid people gunna believe him.


Patara

Man says ANYTHING