'So Humiliating': Trump's Big Rally Boast Painfully Falls Apart In Real Time
Source: Huff Post
Oct 9, 2024, 11:08 PM EDT
Donald Trumps latest boast about his crowd size fell apart in a hurry as he was fact-checked in real-time while he was still speaking.
We do a lot of these beautiful rallies, and its so great, the former president said in Reading, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday. We never have an empty seat, never have, look at it.
Just one problem: While the sections closest to the stage were packed with MAGA faithful, there were plenty of empty seats toward the back of the venue ― and observers began sharing images of them on social media almost immediately.
An Associated Press photo also shows some of the empty seats:
Supporters listen in near-empty arena sections as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday in Reading, Pennsylvania.Alex Brandon/Associated Press
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-empty-seats-boast-reading-pennsylvania-rally_n_67072ce0e4b047df57066ba6
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📍Trumps rally in Reading, PA. A lot of open seats in the back. The arena capacity is over 7,000.
9:10 PM · Oct 9, 2024
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Lot of empty seats at Trump rally in Reading, Pa. Arena has 7,200 seats.
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6:55 PM · Oct 9, 2024
bcool
(227 posts)They're behind all the cameras, etc., so I suspect people couldn't see the stage from there (maybe they even closed them off).
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,602 posts)Facts don't need excuses.
Kaleva
(38,366 posts)Good one
EarthFirst
(3,183 posts)Surely there are a few thousand who wouldnt give a flying fu*k if they had obstructed view; just to be in the presence of Der Trumph
Im not buying what youre selling.
Botany
(72,589 posts)Last edited Thu Oct 10, 2024, 04:21 PM - Edit history (1)
MLAA
(18,653 posts)If asked, I bet theyd both declare themselves patriots.
ArkansasDemocrat1
(3,213 posts)Wednesdays
(20,315 posts)Covid likely killed a million MAGAts.
Democrats died during the pandemic, too, but not nearly in the same numbers as Repugs, once the vaccine became available. The difference could be critical in razor-thin election results.
Blue_Roses
(13,441 posts)a slap in the face of all those who died protecting this country. If they want to be a Russian so bad, then kick their fat asses out!
Hekate
(95,015 posts)Like he would care if his supporters could see or not. He would stuff people under the stage so he could brag about his Bigly crowd size
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(115,929 posts)dchill
(40,643 posts)PedroXimenez
(613 posts)web surfing on their phones waiting for their flight
Kaleva
(38,366 posts)hibbing
(10,402 posts)Turbineguy
(38,438 posts)as much as trump loves the poorly educated.
littlemissmartypants
(25,706 posts)Omnipresent
(6,407 posts)Just like they did with Baseball games during covid lockdowns.
MLAA
(18,653 posts)TheRickles
(2,439 posts)It's clearly been filmed when Trump is on stage, and it scans the entire arena. True, most of the empties are behind him, but there's plenty of dead space to the sides and front, and the energy in the room is entirely absent. Very telling.
littlemissmartypants
(25,706 posts)Wouldn't surprise me a bit.
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waldnorm
(174 posts)For all we know.
littlemissmartypants
(25,706 posts)1) Little Big Man and
2) that one...
The symbolism is what I love about #2.
Bless Bruce. What a legacy.
Thanks for your reply, waldnorm.
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ArkansasDemocrat1
(3,213 posts)I am bigly. It's the venues which got small
UpInArms
(51,845 posts)The rest is maybe one-third full lots of empty chairs in between
ananda
(30,871 posts)Such a shame. Boohoo
angrychair
(9,806 posts)Between his recent crowd sizes, enthusiasm and the polling that show him tied with the VP.
It doesn't make sense. Crowd sizes and enthusiasm paint a pretty stark picture for a campaign in decline but his poll numbers say he is running strong.
Not sure how to make sense of very different data points like this.
Novara
(6,115 posts)Seriously, they've been really fucked up since 2016.
Solly Mack
(93,036 posts)The little exhausted hamster in his head tries but it's got nothing to work with. Can't blame the hamster, he's running as fast as he can on that rusty wheel in Trump's empty head.
littlemissmartypants
(25,706 posts)Solly Mack
(93,036 posts)I should have read the thread and recommended your post.
littlemissmartypants
(25,706 posts)all the same words in the same order! Maybe we're telepathic.
My Mother and I used to think and say the same things a lot. She called it mental telepathy. I miss her so much!
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Solly Mack
(93,036 posts)I think it is cool when things like that happen. Same thoughts down to almost the same words.
littlemissmartypants
(25,706 posts)❤️
Solly Mack
(93,036 posts)littlemissmartypants
(25,706 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(3,213 posts)Solly Mack
(93,036 posts)Much like I feel sorry for the Tribble held captive on his head.
progressoid
(50,769 posts)Joinfortmill
(16,552 posts)moreland01
(834 posts)but it doesn't phase him. Just this week, Putin himself confirmed that trump sent him Covid testing machines, which trump had denied.
Hopefully it's reflected in the vote count.
Let's Vote!!!!
Deuxcents
(19,945 posts)littlemissmartypants
(25,706 posts)keithbvadu2
(40,314 posts)He is counting those customary 50,000 people outside who could not get in as virtually sitting in those seats.
Figarosmom
(3,031 posts)Hey this guy does lie. The echo is a good give away. It's got to be some kind of loyalty test when he's telling them something opposite of what they see with their own eyes.
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SpankMe
(3,279 posts)Trump's rallies are over 20% empty across the board, by some estimates. Trump reserves smaller venues than Harris, too.
The enthusiasm gap is glaring with Harris/Walz dominating. Yet, these two poll neck and neck nationwide.
I.
Don't.
Get.
It!
BumRushDaShow
(143,394 posts)And the media refuse to even use that term anymore.
If the shoe were on the other foot, it would be magnified over and over and over. They certainly did it when Biden was still running.
"Democrats have an 'enthusiasm gap'"... *click*... 'an enthusiasm gap'... *click*... 'an enthusiasm gap'...*click*...
sheshe2
(87,848 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(155,039 posts)generalbetrayus
(660 posts)they're filled with the ghosts of MAGAts who died during the pandemic because they treated their illness with bleach and hydroxychloroquine.