'Rio de Newjersio': Trump friend mocked for using Brazilian photo to lie about rally size
Longtime Donald Trump friend and confidant Roger Stone came under fire on Sunday after posting an unrelated photo in an effort to show that the state of New Jersey could be won by Trump in the upcoming 2024 election.
Trump spoke in the Garden state on Saturday, and was criticized for his apparent slurring of speech. Conservative lawyer George Conway went as far as to challenge the mainstream media for failing to properly report on the former president's "aphasia."
Trump bragged about the size of the crowd in New Jersey, but it was also reported that some people started leaving early.
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Stone attempted to Bolster Trump's New Jersey rally on Sunday.
"Yeah, New Jersey is in play for [Trump]. Could Joe Biden draw a crowd like this?" Stone asked, including a photo of a large crowd.
The problem for Stone, however, is that the commenters instantly identified the photo as fake.
@ben_the_dem wrote, "Except this picture is a fake. Go take a shower and put your helmet back on."
"Hey Roger, why you showing us 30 year old pictures of a Rod Stewart concert and trying to pawn it off as a Trump rally? You know A LOT OF people were walking out of Trump's rally while he was speaking, right?" another user wrote Sunday. "He was SO BAD even his own fans got disgusted and left."
The social media platform X ultimately posted a note below Stone's message.
"This is a photo from a Rod Stewart concert almost 30 years ago," according to the platform's alert.
According to Listverse, the photo is actually a representation of a record for what is deemed the "largest music concert in history."
"On December 31, 1994, Rod Stewart performed at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro in front of an estimated 3.5 to 4.2 million people. The event became the largest free concert in recorded history. It was produced by MTV and performed on New Year’s Eve," the report says.
Conway poked fun at Stone being corrected, saying, "I’ve always wanted to visit Rio de Newjersio. Someday, I’ll get around to it."
Someone asked Conway, "Why do they feel the need to lie?"
The attorney replied, "Why do rest of us feel the need to breathe?"