Trump's boast about 75,000 fans at his South Carolina rally undercut by the Secret Service

During his rally in Pickens, South Carolina on Saturday, and on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Donald Trump boasted that 75,000 fans of his descended upon the tiny town to hear him talk but the Secret Service claimed otherwise — by a lot.

According to the Greenville News the former president made the claim during his speech that just ran over an hour in the sweltering heat that led to over 50 MAGA diehards seeking medical attention.

On Saturday, the former president doubled down on the 75,000 claim by sharing an online post on Truth Social from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) who wrote, "30,000 people inside the perimeter at the rally today. 45,000 people outside the perimeter trying to get in. For a total of 75,000 people."

According to the Greenville News, "Pickens Police Chief Randall Beach estimated a crowd of 50,000 showed up on a day when afternoon temperatures soared into the mid-'90s, causing dozens of people to suffer from heat-related illness."

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However, as Bob Montgomery of the Herald Journal wrote, the Secret Service has a slightly different count in the town of just over 3,000 where parking spaces on Saturday were filled early.

"Pre-rally estimates of 10,000 to 30,000 were made. During his remarks, Trump claimed the turnout was 75,000," he wrote. "[Sheriff] Beach said he needed to get an accurate count from the Secret Service before providing a final number. Around 11 a.m., a secret service agent told the News there are 5,000 inside the gate and approximately 10,000 still in line."

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