Trump Said the Republican Party Convention Performed Better than the NFL. The Numbers Contradict It.

Trump Said He Won Ratings Game Over NFL. Here's The Real Final Score.

The president may have to eat his crowing about the viewership of his keystone address at the GOP midterm convention.

Numbers are in on Trump’s convention audience — and it’s bad news for GOP

On, Wednesday, August 9, the unprecedented Republican Midterms Convention got underway in Dallas. The most prominent speaker on opening night was President Donald Trump, but according to CNN's Brian Stetler, the number of viewers who watched Trump's convention speech paled in comparison to the number of viewers who watched that night's National Football League (NFL) event.Stetler, writing for CNN, explains, "There were two big events on televisi…

Trump’s Big GOP Midterm Convention Ratings Boast Comes Back To Haunt Him As Numbers Are Revealed

President Donald Trump loves to brag about TV ratings and occasionally spars with the NFL. This week, he did both, but his claims did not stand up to scrutiny. The president’s party hosted a two-day midterm convention in Dallas last week. Those two days also marked the first two nights of the NFL season, with games played Wednesday and Thursday nights. Trump spoke both nights of the convention, and he claimed that his speech would outrate the ga…