Donald Trump Supporters Leave His Final Rally Early, Video Seems to Show
Several supporters appear to have left Donald Trump 's final rally before the election early, according to video clips posted online.
The former President has repeatedly insisted that people do not leave his rallies early , as attendance and crowd size have become major topics in the run-up to the election.
Trump took the stage at the Van Andel Arena, in Grand Rapids in Michigan, late on Monday night and continued speaking until just after 2:00 a.m, according to Michigan outlet The Detroit News. Videos posted on X appear to show people leaving while he was still speaking.
ABC News senior White House correspondent, Selina Wang, posted a clip she said was taken just past 1:00 a.m., with the caption: "People at Trump rally starting to leave."
Newsweek has contacted Trump's team, via email outside of normal working hours, for comment.
While the video shows a large crowd still in the stadium, rows of empty seats can also be seen, along with several people spotted walking up the aisles to the exit doors.
Democrat-supporting account Franklin who has the message "vote Harris-Walz 2024" in their bio, shared a snippet that shows a man behind Trump grabbing his jacket and leaving.
This appears to have been about an hour before Trump stopped speaking, according to what he was discussing the time, which was the July assassination attempt on his life that took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. It is not clear whether this man was leaving the event or getting up for another reason, such as going to the bathroom.
The same account posted a separate video showing a woman collecting her jacket from the back of her chair and shuffling past other people to get out of the row.
This was about 45 minutes before Trump stopped speaking, based on the fact he was discussing the migrant controversy in Springfield, Ohio .
Trump, who spent Monday rallying in Raleigh, North Carolina, and both Reading and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, before getting to Grand Rapids, was told by the crowd that his rally had spilled over into the early hours of Election Day.
Trump said: "Assuming we can win tomorrow, which I think we should be able to do pretty easily, it's in our hands right."
When multiple audience members shouted back, "it's today," Trump looked at his watch and replied "oh it's today," as the crowd erupted into cheers.
"Can you imagine a crowd like this at like one o'clock or some ridiculous time in the morning, on a Monday/Tuesday right? Think of that," Trump said. "What a compliment."
Trump and Kamala Harris have sparred over the attendance of their rallies throughout their campaigns, especially after Harris said people leave Trump's events "out of exhaustion and boredom"—something the former president has pushed back on multiple times since.
