Kamala Harris draws massive crowd in Pittsburgh as Trump takes curtain call

Trump had to close out the seats at Pittsburgh's PPG Paints Arena due to small crowds, while Kamala Harris drew huge crowds at an outdoor venue in the city.

Here is the scene when Trump took the stage.

Former President Donald Trump takes the stage at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The bottom bowl is almost completely full. The upper bowl is curtained.I would estimate 10-12k in attendance pic.twitter.com/XgIQWtIuiy

Ryan Deto (@RyanDeto) November 5, 2024

Meanwhile, here's Kamala Harris multitude.

Updated video of the crowd here at @VP: Kamala Harris rally @TribLIVE: pic.twitter.com/GPed6DNdLe

Megan Swift (@mgswift7) November 4, 2024

Trump actually lied to his supporters and claimed that the Kamala Harris rally, which had not yet begun, had a small crowd;

Trump blatantly lied to his audience in Pittsburgh that Kamala Harris' rally in PA, which hasn't even started yet, has a small crowd and images of it are “all over the internet.” pic.twitter.com/n5XXd3wPig

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 5, 2024

Trump didn't sell a single thing election rallies and it comes down to why he lied about the size of the Harris crowd.Trump gets blown out of the water in Pittsburgh;

A Trump campaign that has been low-energy and suffering lack of enthusiasm seems to be running on fumes.

The size of the crowd doesn't predict anything, but the lack of enthusiasm for Trump is evident. Trump had to shut down the entire top bowl of the NHL arena because he couldn't get enough people to come out and see him at what could be his next-to-last rally.

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Jason is the managing editor. He is also the White House Press Center and Congressional Correspondent at PoliticusUSA.Jason holds a BA in Political Science with a focus on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.

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