Where are all the individuals that Donald Trump boasts about?
A photograph from the former president's Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, October 26, revealed the event's sparse attendance.
“Another rough crowd shot for Trump during the home stretch in a battleground state,” a user wrote in conjunction with the image, which depicted numerous vacant seats.
Users responded by ridiculing the Republican, who has prioritized the attendance at his rallies.
“They look like people paid to attend,” one individual wrote in response to the still image, while another added, “The enthusiasm is palpable.”
“They look miserable too,” a third individual observed, while a fourth individual added, “They also closed off the whole top section of the arena.”
As OK! Magazine previously reported that the apparent low attendance in Pennsylvania occurred after Trump was three hours late to his rally in Michigan following the recording of his podcast with Joe Rogan.
Upon his arrival at the event, the politician's performance was dismal. For a portion of his appearance, he did nothing more than sway to the music.
“Donald Trump showed up three hours late to his rally and now he's putting them to sleep playing ‘Ave Maria’ while he just stands there. This is elder abuse,” one individual wrote in conjunction with a video of Trump standing and nodding his head in time to the music.
“And yet they’re still standing there. Go home, people. The guy’s an embarrassment and you’re embarrassing yourselves,” one user declared, while another responded, “I can’t wait for this man to disappear from our lives forever in a week-and-a-half.”
“Looks like he's standing there trying to decide if he s--- his pants or if it was just a fart,” a third stated, while a fourth wrote, “Low Energy Trump. He needs to play songs in between his lies.”
“My wife predicted this. She said he would be sundowning, and that his brain would be fried by the time he spoke in Michigan tonight.” Another individual brought up the rumors of Trump's potential mental decline.
During his "The Joe Rogan Experience" interview, the father of five seemed to be displaying signs of mental impairment as he rambled on and sidestepped questions.
When asked about his experience as president, Trump said, "Well, first of all, it was very surreal. It was very interesting,” but then his response veered off course.
"When I got shot, it wasn't surreal. That should have been surreal. When I was lying on the ground, I knew exactly what was going on. I knew exactly where I was hit. They said, 'You were hit all over the place because there was so much blood from the ear,'" he stated, alluding to his failed assassination attempt.
UFOs were also the subject of Trump's unprompted diatribe.
"I have to be honest. I have never been a believer. I have people that talk about Area 51 or whatever it is. I think it's the number one tourist attraction in the whole country or something. Area 51 in Las Vegas," he declared.
Meanwhile, Trump's event at Madison Square Garden, which was supposed to be a triumphant homecoming, turned into a political debacle on Sunday night, CNN reported. This was because a racist rant delivered by a comic who supports Trump garnered heated condemnation, including from prominent Republicans themselves.
A little more than a week before election day, the rally was planned to provide Trump with a stage upon which he could deliver his concluding argument. However, the racist slurs and obscenity that were displayed during the opening acts of the former president were so startling — and they provoked such anger — that his team was forced to take a defensive stance and make a disavowal.
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian and creator of the podcast "Kill Tony," kicked off the event by opening it with a show that was full of insults directed at Latinos, African Americans, and other groups that Trump's campaign is actively targeting to convince them to vote for the former president.
His words, which were deemed to be racist, were met with immediate condemnation by individuals belonging to a wide range of political ideologies, including two prominent Republicans from the States of Florida and New York. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a member of the Republican Party, expressed "disgust" on X regarding his "racist" comments, stating that it "does not reflect GOP values."
In response to the "joke," Senator Rick Scott referred to it as "not funny" and "not true." On the other hand, Representative Anthony D'Esposito, a Republican from New York, stated on social media that "the only thing that's 'garbage' was a bad comedy set."
"I understand that his K*ll Tony podcast is wildly popular, but I thought he was unfunny and unfortunately offended many of our friends from Puerto Rico," said David Urban, a Republican strategist and Trump associate who is connected to the campaign. Urban's article was published on X. #TrumpLovesPublicRelations"
Vice President Kamala Harris, who had spent the day courting Puerto Rican voters in Pennsylvania and who had cut a video blasting Trump for withholding hurricane relief to the island even before his allies began disparaging its inhabitants, was the first to denounce the derogatory remarks.
Democrats moved quickly to condemn them and split-screen them with Harris. The video, which also featured a mention of her desire to expand economic prospects for Puerto Rico, was uploaded on Instagram by the Puerto Rican music superstars Ricky Martin and Bad Bunny, who have a combined following of tens of millions of people.
A senior assistant to Trump's campaign, Danielle Alvarez, issued a statement in which she stated that Hinchcliffe's joke "does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign."
However, his derogatory remarks and the slew of offensive remarks offered by the pillars of Trump's political movement throughout the hours-long program quickly overshadowed the spectacle of the event that drew thousands of MAGA faithful to the heart of Manhattan. The event was intended to serve as a capstone to the former president's attempt at a political comeback that had been going on for two years.
David Rem, a fan of Donald Trump, referred to Harris as the "anti-Christ." Grant Cardone, a businessman, asserted that Harris is surrounded by "pimp handlers."
Sid Rosenberg, a broadcaster on a radio program, referred to Hillary Clinton, a candidate Donald Trump faced in the 2016 election and a former secretary of state, as a "sick son of a bitch," as per Politico. Rosenberg also referred to Democrats in general as "Jew-haters and lowlives."
One of Trump's advisers stated that the campaign did not review the statements made by the speakers.
