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Trump's empty-seat problem gets worse as CNN issues humiliating reality check
What happened
AlterNet reports that White House press secretary Katie Zacharia claimed Trump campaign events were drawing “record highs” in attendance, even as CNN aired footage showing entire sections of empty seats at a Monday rally in Youngstown, Ohio. On Tuesday, CNN anchor Erin Burnett said the claim did not match the images from the Covelli Center.
The White House responded that press equipment and an American flag explained the gaps. CNN reported that some seats near the press risers were not obstructed. AlterNet also cites an earlier rally in Mobile, Alabama, where The Daily Beast…
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