Whether it was because he was almost three hours late or due to lack of interest, event organizers in Nashville removed approximately 300 chairs from the hall where Donald Trump was slated to appear on Thursday night.
Before the former president addressed the National Religious Broadcasters conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessean reporter Vivian Jones posted pictures to X that showed a before-and-after of the hall where rows and rows of seats seem to have disappeared.
According to Jones, "More than two hours into the presidential forum, Donald Trump is not yet on stage. The room is far from full. About 20 mins ago, staff cleared out about 300 chairs from the far back corner. Photo on the left was taken just after 7pm, photo on the right was taken just now."
Reporting on the event, she later wrote that the former president did receive an enthusiastic welcome from the attendees who did show up.
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Her report adds that all eligible candidates were invited by NRB President Troy Miller, but only the former president accepted making it an exclusive Trump event.
According to a recent report on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Trump's team has become concerned by low turnout at his rallies as well as a drastic fall-off in small-dollar donors contributing to his third bid for the Oval Office.
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