Trump explodes at New York Times over ‘empty seats’ at rally: 'Should be arrested’

Systemic Error Podcast · Oct 6, 2026 · 4m

What happened

RawStory reports that President Donald Trump demanded the arrest of The New York Times and other media outlets after the newspaper described empty seats in the upper sections of his Ohio rally. Trump disputed that account, claimed the arena was full and said thousands of supporters were turned away.

Trump posted the accusation twice on Truth Social and shared a 27-second video of a line whose time, location and destination were unclear. He also asserted that people in upper sections had moved closer to the floor, but the material described by RawStory did not independently…