https://www.alternet.org/trump-empty-detroit-rally/Former President Donald Trump's most recent campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan experienced fairly significant technical issues. And that was after a lengthy delay that resulted in a reportedly sparse audience.
According to several campaign reporters covering the event, Trump's rally was off to a rough start from the beginning. CNN reporter Alayna Treene told host Erin Burnett that the crowd waited for hours outside the venue before the doors were finally opened. And by the time the stage was set, Treene observed that the venue was "pretty empty."
"You can't really tell, Erin, from where you are — I mean right behind me you can see the crowd — but behind the camera where I'm speaking toward, it's actually pretty empty. They have not been able to fill this," Treene said. "And I will also tell you that it took us more than two hours. They were two hours delayed in getting us into the venue today. And so, there are questions about, I'm told it was not a security issue, according to two Secret Service officials, so questions about whether they were changing the optics in here."
