4 am talking points- thin rally crowdThese people are stupid. Does that crowd SOUND small?

Thin crowds and empty seats in Ohio as Trump prepares to take the stage for rally in support of Senate candidate JD Vance - just hours after saying most GOP candidates would LOSE without his endorsement

September 17, 2022

Donald Trump boasted about his 'sold out' Ohio rally on Saturday hours before taking the stage, and said most Republicans 'would lose' their races if not for his endorsement.

Trump is speaking at the 7,000-seat Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio at 7pm - but the 'massive crowd' he bragged about on his Truth Social app only fills about two-thirds of the stadium.

It's worth noting that the rally is going on at the same time as a major college football game between Ohio State University and the University of Toledo.

The former president also said he's in Ohio because he was asked to campaign there by Republican Senate candidate JD Vance, who is locked in a tight race against Democratic House Rep. Tim Ryan.

'Both J.D. Vance and Dr. Oz asked me to do big Rallies for them in Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively, and I did,' Trump wrote.

'The Pennsylvania Rally was a massive success, 'packed' with great American Patriots, and the Ohio Rally, tonight, is a likewise sold out juggernaut - Look at the massive crowds.'

Sauce/more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11223087/Trump-Ohio-rally-crowd-size.html