The original Big Lie of the Trump presidency was his lie about his inaugural crowd. So it's fitting that Trump is now gripped by fear of low rally turnout amid his coronavirus fiasco.

I looked at Trump's obsession with crowd size, which goes back years: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/10/trump-comes-face-face-with-one-his-greatest-fears/

“Trump's biggest existential fear is that the spotlight will be turned off, the seats will be empty, and his phone will stop ringing."

Trump biographer @TimOBrien. Also note this great anecdote from Tim's book about Trump's obsession with audience loss:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/10/trump-comes-face-face-with-one-his-greatest-fears/

Behind Trump's obsession with crowd sizes is an enduring fact about the Trump presidency:

He has never once had majority support behind him.

Trump has spent literally years trying to lie this reality out of existence.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/10/trump-comes-face-face-with-one-his-greatest-fears/