Breaking news Footage Shows Many Empty Seats at Trump’s North Carolina Rally on Election Day

Footage Shows Many Empty Seats at Trump’s North Carolina Rally on Election Day

 

Former President Donald Trump arrived in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Monday morning for a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, a multi-purpose stadium with a seating capacity of 7,610. Some attendees commented on social media that the event appeared to be far from full.

 

A recording from 10:00 a.m., when Trump was set to speak, pans around to reveal several vacant seats.

 

People viewing the event from home also noted empty seats, which were momentarily revealed during a C-SPAN broadcast.

 

Correspondent Phil Lavelle shared his recording of the venue at various times, including this footage filmed outside of the arena ninety minutes before the rally began.

 

When commenters on social media platform “X” challenged the validity of Lavelle’s clip, he shared a screenshot of the video’s time stamp from his phone, showing it was recorded at 8:39 a.m.

 

 

Trump rallies have been fraught with controversy this election cycle, including assassination attempts, stranded rally-goers, unexplained eye irritation, racist comedy, and recent technical difficulties.

 

The campaign’s North Carolina rally, which reportedly started 50 minutes late, is the first of four rallies Trump is scheduled to appear in today. Next the former president will head to Pennsylvania for rallies in Reading and Pittsburgh before ending the

day in Michigan.