At @realDonaldTrump's latest rally (3/10 in PA), his campaign team tested what they are calling "MAGA Direct", which just means they livestreamed their own feed directly on to Trump's social platforms to "enable viewers to experience Trump rallies and other events more directly."
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The campaign team also stated these streams, "will include crowd shots that the mainstream media have intentionally neglected to show at Trump rallies." This is false. The networks make a point to show the crowds specifically when
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Trump's pick for campaign manager, Brad Parscale, states "we will continue to model ourselves after President Trump and explore new ways to leverage social and digital media..." The stream encourages viewers to purchase Trump merch and received over a million views on Facebook.pic.twitter.com/b5C5jPEQwx
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The stream was live on an empty podium for nearly an hour.
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