Thousands of Trump supporters were locked out of the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire for Thursday’s reelection campaign rally by President Trump even though there were plenty of empty seats in the upper deck of the arena–and even a dozen empty seats were seen in the lower bowl in the corner behind Trump as he spoke to the near capacity crowd. A rally attendee said he “watched authorities force away thousands of people trying to get into the SNHU, that waited in line for hours.”
Photos taken from inside and outside the 11,000 capacity arena show thousands outside watching the rally on a large outdoor TV while several hundred seats were seen to be empty inside.
THOUSANDS watching @realDonaldTrump from OUTSIDE the Manchester, New Hampshire arena! pic.twitter.com/BINMd3AYRs— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) August 16, 2019
There is nothing like a Trump Rally! So much energy and so many dedicated supporters! The doors closed and thousands stayed to watch outside. #KAG #nhpolitics pic.twitter.com/oeBdjYDx29— Michael Swetz (@MikeySwetz) August 16, 2019
People outside the Trump rally that couldn’t get in pic.twitter.com/IpmU2Ss2Mw— Trump2020 (@Shadowbanned941) August 16, 2019
Many of these people now gathered the outside SNHU Arena had tickets to listen to President Trump inside but were prevented from doing so due to crowd size. #wcvb pic.twitter.com/tGNEehGetO— Julie Loncich (@JulieLoncich) August 15, 2019
Overflow outside the @realdonaldtrump rally in Manchester, NH tonight pic.twitter.com/cIzptok3a3— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) August 15, 2019
Inside:
Interesting — because there are still plenty of seats inside. #WCVB pic.twitter.com/1bE4dUGxPN— Ben Simmoneau (@bensimmoneau) August 16, 2019
Trump loves to claim his rallies are sold out and overflowing into the streets outside. A rare Fox camera pan to the top of the arena at tonight’s Trump rally in NH shows empty seats pic.twitter.com/hkV4w8krW5— Jon Passantino (@passantino) August 16, 2019
Lewandowski and Trump (in distance) pic.twitter.com/008oDmpE8v— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 16, 2019
Additional protesters interrupting Trump’s rally here tonight in Manchester and highlighting there are more empty seats than usual in the upper sections as the president passes the 75-minute mark pic.twitter.com/nUOQllXJB0— Monica Alba (@albamonica) August 16, 2019
Noting that when Trump says the stadium is full there are literally empty seats behind him. Yeah, those aren’t great seats, some obstructed by the flag ... but that is not full pic.twitter.com/bLj48mBwzR— Shannon Pettypiece (@spettypi) August 16, 2019
With thousands outside, question as to why empty seats at President Trump campaign rally, Manchester, NH, screen image via C-SPAN. #TrumpRally #KeepAmericaGreat2020 pic.twitter.com/OYZrlSV9A6— Kristinn Taylor (@KristinnFR) August 16, 2019
President Trump at campaign rally, Manchester, NH, screen image via C-SPAN. #TrumpRally #KeepAmericaGreat2020 pic.twitter.com/nvo55VCyJQ— Kristinn Taylor (@KristinnFR) August 16, 2019
President Trump at campaign rally, Manchester, NH, screen image via C-SPAN. #TrumpRally pic.twitter.com/TU7lBY2SVK— Kristinn Taylor (@KristinnFR) August 15, 2019
A rally attendee inside the arena tweeted about the problem before Trump took the stage:
@realDonaldTrump Why are they turning away thousands of people outside of the SNHU Arena right now, meanwhile there are literally thousands of empty seats in here? pic.twitter.com/TLC91U09pI— Resist & Refuse The Left (@OldManVanCandy1) August 15, 2019
Literally thousands and thousands of pro Trump people outside the whole time trying to get inside, but they had to stand outside and watch the big screen... why were the authorities not letting people in....????— Resist & Refuse The Left (@OldManVanCandy1) August 16, 2019
Estimates of 12,000 people inside the rally, I personally think the same amount remained outside because they couldn't get in....— Resist & Refuse The Left (@OldManVanCandy1) August 16, 2019
Look at all those empty seats! https://t.co/TurzlomUo6— Dr Robin (@Robinindfw) August 15, 2019
@realDonaldTrump I watched authorities force away thousands of people trying to get into the SNHU, that waited in line for hours, wtf? People waited for hours, in insane lines, all turned away.... they are pissed off!!!!— Resist & Refuse The Left (@OldManVanCandy1) August 15, 2019
Traffic was backed up for ten miles getting to the Trump rally.
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) August 15, 2019
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