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Jul 2, 2026 White House officials deleted aerial images of sparse crowds from a Trump rally Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
Removing official documentation to conceal unflattering crowd data represents suppression of factual records for image management.
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- White House officials deleted aerial images of sparse crowds from Trump's National Mall speech — CNN reported that White House officials deleted aerial images of crowds from Trump's rally at the National Mall the previous week after the president became infuriated by the crowd size. Officials expressed concern about turnout for the July 4th address, fearing high temperatures, tight security, and late hour could depress attendance again.
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Week 76 – 2026-06-27–2026-07-03
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