Trump rally in Iowa is a total logistical shitshow. Dozens of pre-credentialed members of the press were forced to wait outside for over an hour (it’s 30 degrees) while staffers intermittently came out and yelled at us. Then, with no explanation, they permanently shut the doors.
Since 2015, the Trump campaign has made it a practice to give out more tickets than rally venues have seats—overselling is a classic optics trick.
Tonight the press saw the danger that can pose when an elderly woman was stuck outside with a man in a wheelchair, freezing. She didn’t understand how, if she had a ticket and her family saved them seats inside, security could deny them entry.
And to be clear, I’m talking about press that was pre-credentialed and received and abided by the guidance sent by the campaign. I’m not talking about people who showed up late or didn’t have the proper clearance from the campaign.
This is Norman Lettington, the Navy veteran with Alzheimer’s locked out of the VIP entrance of the Trump rally last night, photographed by Katina Zentz of @TheDailyIowan: 
