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Trump claims 29,000 people surrounded McDonald's restaurant during his visit

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Trump claims 29,000 people surrounded McDonald’s during his visit

Donald Trump claimed 29,000 supporters surrounded a McDonald's restaurant as he worked the fryer as part of a campaign stunt last weekend.

Speaking at a rally in Las Vegas on Thursday night (24 October), the former president boasted: "We weren’t sure if we were able to get out.”

Social media users pointed out that large crowds did line the surrounding streets of the Feasterville-Trevose restaurant, but the Republican nominee's numbers appeared to be inflated.

“For context around this obvious lie, that McDonald’s is in Feasterville-Trevose, PA which has a total population of 24,657,” one person said on X.

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