Donald Trump Falsely Claims 'A.I.' is Responsible for the 12,000+ Attending Kamala Harris Rallies

Mar. 15, 2025

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.Photo:Slaven Vlasic/Getty; Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg/Getty

Slaven Vlasic/Getty; Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg/Getty

Harris, 59, has held a number of large-scale events since launching her campaign for president afterJoe Bidendropped out of the race last month. Some of those rallies, like one held last week in Detroit, have brought out an estimated 15,000 people.

But Trump — who reportedlyhad his 2018 inauguration photos editedso that the number of attendees would appear greater — claimed that Harris “A.I.’d” what he called a “fake crowd picture.”

The Harris campaign has since pushed back on Trump’s false claims, sharing apost on X(formerly Twitter) with “an actual photo of a 15,000-person crowd for Harris-Walz in Michigan,” and accusing Trump of being “low energy” for not campaigning in a swing state “in over a week.”

Republican Kevin McCarthy — the former Speaker of the House — has criticized Trump for the messaging, saying on Fox News that the former president’s focus on Harris' crowd size is distracting him from touting his own message.

“You’ve got to make this race not on personalities,” McCarthy told the network. “Stop questioning the size of her crowds, and start questioning her positions."

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at a campaign event.Andrew Harnik/Getty

Andrew Harnik/Getty

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As recently as last week, Trump falsely claimed that the crowd at his now-infamous January 6, 2021 rally was the “same number of people” as Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic “I have a dream” speech.

According to theNational Parks Service, King Jr.’s 1963 speech — which was about civil rights and ending racism in the United States — drew an estimated 250,000 people.

source: people.com