Donald Trump is making an appearance at Burlington VT tonight at 7 PM EST, at the Flynn Center about 1 block for Bernie Sanders’ campaign headquarters. As you might guess, it is a bit controversial in that city. There is no real reason for the appearance by Trump, other than to make headlines by pissing in Sanders’ yard.
However, the most disturbing is that the Trump campaign has distributed 20,000 tickets. For a venue with a limit of 1400 people. There had been a campaign to get tickets and not show (so there would be plenty of empty seats), but the Burlington police confirm that at least 6500 people seriously intend to attend. Police warn that this is a serious safety risk, so for people to stay home. In the on-air story (but not the transcript, yet) the Burlington Police Chief says that if it were a rock concert that distributed 20,000 tickets to the Flynn Center, the show would be canceled. The Trump campaign has no comment. See the North Country Public Radio story for the details.