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President Donald Trump has been comparing the size of his midterms rally crowds to the turnout at Vice President JD Vance’s events behind closed doors, according to insiders.
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Trump → compare → insiders
Trump and Vance are both in the midst of a MAGA midterms blitz to boost voter turnout as the Republicans look set for a difficult Election Day, according to the polls.
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Republicans → boost → polls
In recent days, amid a “grim” mood in the White House, Trump has been telling allies that Vance “has not drawn large numbers to events that he is headlining,” according to The New York Times.
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he → tell → Times
Both have been headlining events across the nation, but some pundits have noted they have been held in smaller arenas, or some seats have been empty.
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seats → headline → arenas
That has led to a furious pushback online from White House officials.
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That → lead → officials
The Independent has contacted the vice president’s office for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
White House spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez said that Trump is “the hardest working person in the country, followed by JD Vance” in a statement to the Times.
“Both men are raising money, crisscrossing the country and making sure that candidates are successful these midterms,” Alvarez said.
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Alvarez → say → country
The president is famously obsessed with crowd size and has railed against those who claim his rallies have had empty seats.
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rallies → obsess → seats
He even called for the arrest of journalists after Katie Rogers, a New York Times’ White House correspondent, reported that “several areas of an upper deck were empty” at an Ohio rally earlier this month.
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areas → call → rally
“The New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested for their dishonesty and disservice to our Country,” Trump fumed.
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Trump → arrest → Country
“The Arena was totally MAXED OUT, including all upper sections,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
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Trump → maxe → Social
“What does happen at all of my SOLD OUT Rallies, is that the people in the upper sections tend to migrate down to the Main Floor —
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people → happen → Floor
The ‘migration’ process always happens!”
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process → happen → ?
Both the president and vice president have been mocked on social media for the turnout at their respective rallies.
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president → mock → rallies
The Trump War Room X account accused one progressive account of “fake news” after it posted a photo of rows of empty seats at a Vance rally in Texas on October 13.
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it → accuse → October
The revelation about Trump comparing his rallies with Vance’s was part of a wider Times report that detailed the president’s mood and the atmosphere inside the White House ahead of the midterm elections.
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that → compare → elections
Staffers are reportedly on edge as unfavorable polls and negative stories set Trump “into a dark mood,” as the administration grapples with fears that Republicans could lose control of the House and Senate next week.
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Republicans → set → House
On the campaign trail, some GOP candidates have distanced themselves from the president.
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candidates → distance → president
The report also detailed how Natalie Harp, Trump’s devoted special assistant, has abandoned the desk where she usually sits outside of the Oval Office and is mostly working out of the private dining room, printing off hard copies of news articles and documents for the president to read.
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president → detail → articles
The president has reportedly been consuming vast amounts of video clips and “AI slop” ahead of the midterms, put in front of him by aides.
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president → consume → aides
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