A video shared on social media appears to show people leaving a Donald Trump rally while the former president is still speaking.
There have been a number of similar videos circulating online in recent months, appearing to show Trump supporters leaving one of the Republican presidential nominee’s rallies early.
The latest video was posted on X, formerly Twitter, by Washington Examiner reporter Samantha-Jo Roth in the evening on November 2, when Trump held a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina.
In the video, a small group of people can be seen walking along the bottom row of the seats in the stand toward the back of the event, while Trump continues to speak at the front.
It is hard to determine whether the supporters are leaving the whole event, but it is clear that Trump is still speaking while a number of people walk away from the stage.
Roth wrote on the post, “In case anyone is wondering, there are in fact people leaving Trump’s rally early. To be fair, many of them have been here since the AM.”
The post has since accumulated 22,000 views.
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In case anyone is wondering, there are in fact people leaving Trump’s rally early. To be fair, many of them have been here since the AM. pic.twitter.com/WkBKFRCKbY
— Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) November 2, 2024
The X account Art Candee, who has more than 115,000 followers, commented on the post, “As they always do.”
The host of ABC News’ If You’re Listening show Matt Bevan also shared videos from a Trump rally in Detroit, which he posted on November 1.
He wrote, “Went to a little event in Detroit. Despite Trump’s claim that nobody leaves early, many people left early. From about 25 minutes into his speech, there was a steady stream.”
In the comments he added, “I should note, everyone in the room had been there for 2 hours before he came on. So, Speers and I left about an hour into his speech but this looks like where it was headed.”
He also wrote that Trump was scheduled to come on at 4:30 and came on at around 4:45, and “people started leaving about 5:10-5:15.”
The post has since accumulated more than 54,000 views.
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at First Horizon Coliseum, Saturday, November 2, 2024, in Greensboro, North Carolina. A video was shared online during the event appearing to show people leaving the rally early.
Evan Vucci/AP
The deputy Political Editor of the Mirror, Mikey Smith, also shared footage on X on Friday evening of people appearing to leave a Trump rally early.
He wrote, “Lots of people leaving the Trump rally early…lots of empty seats.”
Videos also circulated of people appearing to leave early at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on October 28.
CNN reporter Alayna Treene also said that people were leaving a Trump rally in Detroit early on Erin Burnett’s OutFront show in the middle of October.
The former president has addressed the comments that supporters are appearing to leave his rallies early.
At an event with broadcaster Tucker Carlson in Glendale, Arizona on Thursday evening, Trump said, “They don’t leave and they’re really well-attended, we can’t get places big enough.”
In September, the former president also said to a rally crowd in Walker, Michigan, “The people that you see leaving—because nobody ever leaves, and when they do, I finish up quick, believe me.”
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