Trump Draws Small Crowd In Humiliating Photo

Bill Mitchell noted on Twitter how former President Donald Trump drew a small crowd. He wrote:
“Ever since DeSantis announced, Trump has basically curled up like a ball in the corner.
I think his small crowd and bad ratings at Hannity town hall let him down.
Since DeSantis’ announcement, Trump has made a lame event. DeSantis made 14!
Since DeSantis announced, Trump has basically curled up like a ball in the corner.
I think his small crowd and bad ratings at Hannity town hall let him down.
Since DeSantis’ announcement, Trump has made a lame event. DeSantis made 14! pic.twitter.com/SZCQMpBD6K
– Bill Mitchell (@mitchlvii) June 3, 2023
It has been noted that before the landmark 2016 election, former President Donald Trump promoted cable news networks ranking record. At least early on, the 2024 election cycle is shaping up in a different way.
It should be noted that Trump’s latest “town hall” appearance on Fox News Thursday drew an average of 2.78 million viewers, a drop of more than half a million viewers from a year ago. similar appearance on rival cable broadcaster CNN three weeks earlier.
According to Nielsen data reported by intermediaryFox News’ town hall, moderated by Sean Hannity, averaged 320,000 viewers during the core demo 25-54, less than half of the 781,000 average demo viewers for the May 10 primetime event. of CNN.
The former president has been on a steady downward trend over the years.
EQUAL intermediary note, Trump’s six previous town hall events on Fox News brought in audiences of 5.1 million, 4.4 million, 4.2 million, 3.8 million, 3.5 million, and 3.2 million viewers. Meanwhile, at CNN, no one seemed to brag.
On Friday, Atlantic posted a damning portrait of the head of CNN, Chris Licht, who, in addition to facing terrible ratings, is now dealing with a serious morale issue in the wake of the appearance. by Trump in May.