The Daily Populous Monday November 4th, 2024 night edition
Authored by rollingstone.com and submitted by rollingstone

A savvy camera operator fact checked Donald Trump live.

During his rally in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday night, Donald Trump bragged, “We have had the biggest rallies in the history of any country, and every rally is full. You do not have any seats that are empty. You did not have anything.”

But immediately after that comment, a cameraman for NTD.com smartly panned the stadium, zooming in on sections of empty seats and people exiting the arena, although it’s unclear whether those attendees are leaving the venue entirely.

News Nation reporter Libbey Dean also captured dozens of empty seats in a post on her X (formerly Twitter) account, including seats that Trump likely would have been able to see from his position at the podium.

Greensboro, NC – An hour into Trump’s remarks, here’s a look at the arena tonight. pic.twitter.com/QCa4W9WYwp — Libbey Dean (@LibbeyDean_) November 3, 2024

Even the X account for the Kamala Harris and Tim Walz campaign got in on the action, posting a side-by-side of Trump’s remarks and a photo of completely empty sections of seats. “He is speaking to multiple sections that are entirely empty,” the campaign said on its X account.

Trump: “Every rally is full. You do not have any seats that are empty”

(He is speaking to multiple sections that are entirely empty) pic.twitter.com/HK56tla5eK — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) November 3, 2024

Trump has previously addressed reports that people are leaving his rallies early, claiming it “never happens.” But two weeks ago, The Guardian interviewed Trump supporters who made an early exit from his Marietta, Georgia rally.

“We had to wait a while, like to get him on stage,” Haley Lummus, of Jasper, Georgia, told the publication. Trump took the stage an hour and a half late. “Everyone was doing the wave, and there was a lot of people very excited to see him cheering.” Trending Stories Trump Boasts ‘Every Rally Is Full’ as Camera Immediately Pans to Empty Seats, People Leaving 'SNL' Weekend Update Goes All In On Trump Mockery Before Election Trump Says 'I Don't Mind' if the Media Gets Shot Trump Has Weird Meltdown Over Microphone Issues at Rally

But, Lummus said, “I worked, and I’m tired.”

The Guardian reported that by the time Lummus left, around 50 other people had also departed. Less than 30 minutes later, the paper reported, “a consistent stream of people hit the exits.”

GuruTenzin on November 3rd, 2024 at 17:05 UTC »

It was so funny watching the live chat during the cameraman's little adventure. Chat was demanding that they turned the camera back and calling them trash.

Personally I would love to buy them a beer. My hero <3

VoiceRed on November 3rd, 2024 at 16:59 UTC »

That cameraman will get lots of work in the future by people that will actually pay him

Independent-Bug-9352 on November 3rd, 2024 at 16:53 UTC »

Between this and the video the Harris HQ team posted you can just see the desperation.

Remember, nobody is more anxious about this election than Donold... After all, he's not running for president so much as running from prison.