Trump: I had more people at January 6 rally than MLK did at his ‘I have a dream speech’
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he got a bigger crowd at his January 6 rally ahead of the Capitol insurrection than Martin Luther King Jr. did at his bigger crowds at his rallies than Martin Luther King did for his “I have a dream speech” at the same location in 1963.
Trump on his January 6 speech: "Nobody has spoken to crowds bigger than me. If you look at Martin Luther King when he did his speech, his great speech, and you look at ours … we had more." pic.twitter.com/i9DL82vuLg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 8, 2024
