Donald Trump held a controversial rally on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York, and his own fans were reportedly “streaming for the exits” while he was still speaking.
Trump spurred outrage among historians by holding his rally at the same location as an infamous 1930s Nazi gathering amid allegations from those who worked closely with him that he is a fascist who wanted his own generals to be more like Adolf Hitler’s loyal military leaders. The rally itself featured a speaker who made a comment that was disavowed by Trump’s campaign and his closest allies.
The event was so steeped with rhetoric perceived as racist that Trump-supporting Meghan McCain said it could “backfire” and cost him the election.
Some of Trump’s own supporters may have been fed up with the rhetoric, as well, because many of them were leaving while he was still speaking, according to CNN politics reporter D.J. Judd.
“We’re about an hour into former President Donald Trump’s much-ballyhooed Madison Square Garden remarks— but Trump took the stage about two hours late,” Judd reported. “Perhaps mindful of how late it’s getting, supporters have begun streaming for the exits, even though he’s still speaking.”
Vice President Kamala Harris’ director of rapid response, Ammar Moussa, responded to that report, saying, “Oof.”
“Even Trump supporters are tired of his long rambling performances focused entirely on himself,” Moussa said Sunday.
Artist Art Candee also weighed in on the reported development, saying, “People left Donald Trump’s sad hate rally early at Madison Square Garden.”