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BumRushDaShow

(143,394 posts)
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 08:44 AM Oct 10

'So Humiliating': Trump's Big Rally Boast Painfully Falls Apart In Real Time

Source: Huff Post

Oct 9, 2024, 11:08 PM EDT


Donald Trump’s 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 it’s 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






Libbey Dean
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📍Trump’s 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





Dana Milbank
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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


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'So Humiliating': Trump's Big Rally Boast Painfully Falls Apart In Real Time (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 10 OP
Those look like sight-restricted seats bcool Oct 10 #1
Suuurre. And there were thousands in lines outside who firemarshals wouldn't let in. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 10 #7
As the camera scans the arena, you can see a lot of empty seats at the side too Kaleva Oct 10 #9
Hahaha tavernier Oct 10 #17
TSF says tens of thousands of ravenous supporters are denied entry to his events regularly... EarthFirst Oct 10 #34
Lot of the 2016 Trumpers are now taking the dirt nap. Botany Oct 10 #2
I'd gladly pay the airfare for those 2 to go to Russia. I hear Putin's army has plenty of job openings. MLAA Oct 10 #13
Where can I chip in? ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 10 #33
Dirt naps Wednesdays Oct 10 #23
This is sick and quite frankly, Blue_Roses Oct 10 #45
I've never forgotten those 2 clowns! Right up there with Get a Brain Morans! Hekate Oct 10 #56
Nah ouija Oct 10 #3
His fans are disguised as empty seats Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 10 #4
It IS almost Halloween, fer gosh sakes! dchill Oct 10 #8
the video has the energy of an airport gate PedroXimenez Oct 10 #5
I agree. Low energy. People going thru the motions. Kaleva Oct 10 #10
"MAGA faithful" I read as MAGA hateful, more appropriate n/t hibbing Oct 10 #6
We love empty seats Turbineguy Oct 10 #11
As long as those seats are on the opposing side, sure. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 10 #15
It's a wonder, dumpster fire doesn't have cardboard cutouts of people set in the seats of his rallies... Omnipresent Oct 10 #12
He would have but the MLB required payment up front to rent them 😬 MLAA Oct 10 #16
This video is much more telling than others I've seen on DU. TheRickles Oct 10 #14
He's so delusional he's probably seeing people in those seats. littlemissmartypants Oct 10 #18
Bruce willis could be there waldnorm Oct 10 #30
I have two favorite movies and I watch them over and over. littlemissmartypants Oct 10 #44
He's ready for Mr DeMile's closeup ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 10 #36
The top tier is completely empty UpInArms Oct 10 #19
Looks like the AI Crowd Generator broke down. ananda Oct 10 #20
Weird juxtaposition angrychair Oct 10 #21
Don't believe polling. Novara Oct 10 #38
Maybe he's so delusional he sees people where none exist. Solly Mack Oct 10 #22
GMTA! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 10 #29
Oh, wow! Sweet! Solly Mack Oct 10 #31
What's really funny is that we almost used littlemissmartypants Oct 10 #32
My husband often tells me to get out his head. Solly Mack Oct 10 #39
I think it's cool too, Solly Mack. littlemissmartypants Oct 10 #46
... Solly Mack Oct 10 #50
Awe! Thanks. You, too. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 10 #55
Think they fell off the wheel ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 10 #37
Those poor hamsters! Oh, my! I feel sorry for the one stuck in Trump's head. Solly Mack Oct 10 #41
A third of those people are media, staff and gawkers. progressoid Oct 10 #24
Karma, baby. Nobody deserves the public humiliation more. Joinfortmill Oct 10 #25
trump gets caught in lies ALL THE TIME . . . moreland01 Oct 10 #26
I wonder what the people sitting there at his rally think when they hear him say no seats are empty Deuxcents Oct 10 #27
Think?!? littlemissmartypants Oct 10 #47
He is counting those customary 50,000 people outside who could not get in as virtually sitting in those seats. keithbvadu2 Oct 10 #28
And the people there dont dtartbthinging Figarosmom Oct 10 #35
Kamala's rallies are entirely filled SpankMe Oct 10 #40
"The enthusiasm gap is glaring with Harris/Walz dominating" BumRushDaShow Oct 10 #49
Where the people be at? sheshe2 Oct 10 #42
But Trump said there's "never an empty seat" at his rallies 🤷🏻‍♂️ LetMyPeopleVote Oct 10 #43
Pshaw, those seats aren't empty - generalbetrayus Oct 10 #48
Haha - he's got less draw in Reading PA than the local minor league hockey team. n/t CincyDem Oct 10 #51
So I guess the Butler crowd was an abberration! LymphocyteLover Oct 10 #52
Clint Eastwood could only dream of all those empty chairs Blue Owl Oct 10 #53
Lol, well said. Dave Bowman Oct 10 #54

bcool

(227 posts)
1. Those look like sight-restricted seats
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 08:48 AM
Oct 10

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)
7. Suuurre. And there were thousands in lines outside who firemarshals wouldn't let in.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:19 AM
Oct 10

Facts don't need excuses.

EarthFirst

(3,183 posts)
34. TSF says tens of thousands of ravenous supporters are denied entry to his events regularly...
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:15 AM
Oct 10

Surely there are a few thousand who wouldn’t give a flying fu*k if they had obstructed view; just to be in the presence of Der Trumph…

I’m not buying what you’re selling.

MLAA

(18,653 posts)
13. I'd gladly pay the airfare for those 2 to go to Russia. I hear Putin's army has plenty of job openings.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:56 AM
Oct 10

If asked, I bet they’d both declare themselves patriots.

Wednesdays

(20,315 posts)
23. Dirt naps
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 10:33 AM
Oct 10

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)
45. This is sick and quite frankly,
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:40 AM
Oct 10

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!

ouija

(463 posts)
3. Nah
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 08:53 AM
Oct 10

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

Omnipresent

(6,407 posts)
12. It's a wonder, dumpster fire doesn't have cardboard cutouts of people set in the seats of his rallies...
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:50 AM
Oct 10

Just like they did with Baseball games during covid lockdowns.

TheRickles

(2,439 posts)
14. This video is much more telling than others I've seen on DU.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:56 AM
Oct 10

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)
44. I have two favorite movies and I watch them over and over.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:39 AM
Oct 10

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.

❤️

angrychair

(9,806 posts)
21. Weird juxtaposition
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 10:18 AM
Oct 10

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.

Solly Mack

(93,036 posts)
22. Maybe he's so delusional he sees people where none exist.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 10:23 AM
Oct 10

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)
32. What's really funny is that we almost used
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:11 AM
Oct 10

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!



❤️


Solly Mack

(93,036 posts)
39. My husband often tells me to get out his head.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:29 AM
Oct 10

I think it is cool when things like that happen. Same thoughts down to almost the same words.

Solly Mack

(93,036 posts)
41. Those poor hamsters! Oh, my! I feel sorry for the one stuck in Trump's head.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:32 AM
Oct 10

Much like I feel sorry for the Tribble held captive on his head.

moreland01

(834 posts)
26. trump gets caught in lies ALL THE TIME . . .
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 10:46 AM
Oct 10

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!!!!

keithbvadu2

(40,314 posts)
28. He is counting those customary 50,000 people outside who could not get in as virtually sitting in those seats.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 10:54 AM
Oct 10

He is counting those customary 50,000 people outside who could not get in as virtually sitting in those seats.

Figarosmom

(3,031 posts)
35. And the people there dont dtartbthinging
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:16 AM
Oct 10

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.
..

SpankMe

(3,279 posts)
40. Kamala's rallies are entirely filled
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:29 AM
Oct 10

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)
49. "The enthusiasm gap is glaring with Harris/Walz dominating"
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:47 AM
Oct 10

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*...

generalbetrayus

(660 posts)
48. Pshaw, those seats aren't empty -
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:45 AM
Oct 10

they're filled with the ghosts of MAGAts who died during the pandemic because they treated their illness with bleach and hydroxychloroquine.

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