CNN is reporting that Trump’s RNC speech beat Hillary’s DNC speech, with Trump pulling in two million more viewers than Hillary:
Stelter calls this is a victory for Trump, saying it’s even sweeter given the DNC was beating the RNC until the last night of the convention.
I’m sure this will please Trump’s ego because he loves to win, as he constantly reminds everyone.
UPDATE!! Here are the actual numbers from the Free Beacon:
Two million more viewers tuned in to watch Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland than watched Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
Trump’s address had 30 million viewers while Clinton’s had 28 million viewers, The Hill reported.
The Hill noted that these totals include only the top six cable networks and do not include viewer totals from C-SPAN and PBS, which are disproportionately watched by Democrats.
The Democrats had better overall viewership throughout the conventions than the Republicans, but Trump was a bigger draw at the end of the conventions.
Trump’s speech was by some accounts the longest acceptance speech in modern convention history, clocking in at about an hour and fifteen minutes.
Nielsen will release further numbers on Friday, which should also include Spanish language networks and smaller networks.
So you’ll probably see Trump bragging about this soon…