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riversedge

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Thu Nov 7, 2019, 05:43 PM Nov 2019

Trump rally attendees leave early as president's rambling drags into second hour

trump rambling on and on.




https://heavy.com/news/2019/11/trump-monroe-louisiana-rally/

................The Monroe Civic Center’s Civic Center Arena has a seating capacity of about 5,600 (but sometimes it may be able to accommodate up to 7,200.) News Star says the capacity is expected to be set up for about 7,500 people. Meanwhile, KNOE says that the Monroe Civic Center said capacity will be just under 6,000.

There will be overflow space set up outside that people who can’t attend inside the arena can utilize, which is typical for Trump rallies. A recent Trump rally at a venue with seats for 10,000 needed a lot of overflow space. But his rally at a venue with 20,000 did not need overflow seats...................................



Trump rally attendees leave early as president’s rambling drags into second hour


Published 16 hours ago on November 6, 2019


Those attending President Donald Trump’s rally in Monroe, Louisiana seemed to be unwilling to continue on with the rally as it entered its second hour of Trump speaking.

The president was scheduled to begin speaking at 7 p.m. CDT, but as the rally went into 9 p.m. NBC News correspondent took a video showing that supporters began streaming out of the arena.

“The president is speaking and you can see folks streaming out of the arena. It’s just unusual for his rally events. Those who remain are fired up,” Kelly O’Donnell tweeted Wednesday night.

Most Trump rally attendees arrive hours ahead of time and must wait in long lines. They then enter the rally site where there are more hours of speeches ahead of the president. Some people simply can’t go on that long. .....................................





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Trump rally attendees leave early as president's rambling drags into second hour (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2019 OP
He must pay pretty good to look that bored. blueinredohio Nov 2019 #1
Kelly O'Donnell is such a tool. Boomerproud Nov 2019 #2
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