'A lot of empty seats’: What reporters are seeing and saying about Trump’s final rallies
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'A lot of empty seats’: What reporters are seeing and saying about Trump’s final rallies

Raw Story  

Win or lose on Election Day, it's unlikely the 78-year old Donald Trump will ever hold another presidential campaign rally again, and yet some of his supporters over the past week have stopped showing up for his final tour, leading reporters on several networks to mention there are "a lot of empty seats." "Very low energy," is how Mother Jones' D.C. bureau chief David Corn described Trump's rally Monday in Reading, Pennsylvania—a must-win state both candidates have been focusing on. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard, who says he's been covering Trump since 2015, notes Trump's first rally on the last day before Election Day is just 70 percent full—and Trump was 40 minutes late. Senator Claire McCaskill noted that a Trump rally on Saturday also had "a lot of empty seats."

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'Very low energy': Trump's Pennsylvania rally reportedly 'not even half full'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Very low energy': Trump's Pennsylvania rally reportedly 'not even half full'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump held a Monday morning campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina that media reports estimated was only at 70 percent capacity. And now it looks like the next pre-election rally on the former president's schedule is even less likely to be well attended. CBS Philadelphia's Josh Sanders posted several photos from inside the Santander Arena in Reading, …

Trump roasted by Harris campaign over 'ghost town' election eve rally
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump roasted by Harris campaign over 'ghost town' election eve rally

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump held an election eve rally in Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday — but it packed nowhere near the punch of the former president's past campaign events. Gold wasn't the only one who noticed how sparsely attended the Trump rally was, as MSNBC's Vaughn Hillyard estimated that the arena in Raleigh was only around 70 percent full, …

As Trump brags "every rally is full," cameraman pans over empty arena
4 months, 3 weeks ago

As Trump brags "every rally is full," cameraman pans over empty arena

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump got called out mid-boast on Saturday as he claimed his rallies are always full, right before a cameraman panned to a number of empty seats across the stadium. The video quickly went viral and was reposted by the Harris-Walz X account: “Trump: ‘Every rally is full. Just last week the Harris campaign said the crowd of …

'Lotta empty seats': Harris campaign trolls Trump for crowd size at Wisconsin rally
5 months ago

'Lotta empty seats': Harris campaign trolls Trump for crowd size at Wisconsin rally

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump, notoriously sensitive about the size of his crowds, was trolled by a gleeful spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday. James Singer took to X at about 6:30 p.m. to share a video from NBC News political reporter Matt Dixon at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon outside Green Bay. Commented Singer, "Lotta empty seats from …

'More empty seats': Reporter shows people 'trickling out of' Trump's rally as he's talking
7 months, 1 week ago

'More empty seats': Reporter shows people 'trickling out of' Trump's rally as he's talking

Raw Story  

People were starting to "trickle out" of Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally while he was still speaking on Saturday, leaving more "empty seats," according to a campaign reporter for USA Today. As Trump spoke past the one-hour mark, some MAGA supporters began to leave, according to reporter Zac Anderson, who covers Trump and Republicans for the news outlet. "Looks like people …

'Things are going great': Columnist mocks Trump's tiny rally venue amid crowd size brag
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Things are going great': Columnist mocks Trump's tiny rally venue amid crowd size brag

Raw Story  

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was expected to speak to a drastically smaller crowd in Asheville, NC, on Wednesday than he did during the 2016 campaign cycle. During comments in Florida on Wednesday, Trump continued to insist he had larger crowd sizes than Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. USA Today columnist Rex Huppke went to X to show Trump some …

Trump has yet another meltdown over crowd sizes as he falsely claims Harris’s rally was fake and AI-generated
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump has yet another meltdown over crowd sizes as he falsely claims Harris’s rally was fake and AI-generated

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris stepped up …

'Empty seats all over the arena': Trump busted for moving rallies to tiny venues
1 year, 2 months ago

'Empty seats all over the arena': Trump busted for moving rallies to tiny venues

Raw Story  

During a panel discussion on Tuesday's New Hampshire GOP primary, MSNBC contributor John Heilemann suggested that the enthusiasm for Donald Trump's third run for the presidency, outside of his rabid base, is much less than it seems. Speaking with hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, Heilemann noted that Trump rallies lack the energy of his previous runs and that his …

Trump comeback rally features empty seats, staff infections
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump comeback rally features empty seats, staff infections

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — President Donald Trump launched his comeback rally Saturday by defining the upcoming election as a stark choice between national heritage and left-wing radicalism. “So I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down.’ They test and they test.” “Speed up the testing,” Trump’s Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, tweeted later. Trump tried to explain away the crowd size …

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