Trump roasted by Harris campaign over 'ghost town' election eve rally

Former President Donald Trump held an election eve rally in Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday — but it packed nowhere near the punch of the former president's past campaign events.

The New York Times' Michael Gold reported on Monday morning shortly before the rally began that the arena where the rally was being held was "far from a full house, and no line outside."

Gold wasn't the only one who noticed how sparsely attended the Trump rally was, as MSNBC's Vaughn Hillyard estimated that the arena in Raleigh was only around 70 percent full, whereas in past years Trump rallies would be packed to the rafters.

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"For nine years we have talked about the enthusiasm and the masses that have come out for Trump's rallies time and again, even at his politically lowest points, including in 2022," said Hillyard. "But interestingly, and I can't exactly tell you why, in this final week we have seen far smaller crowds."

Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign, meanwhile, was quick to pounce on news that Trump couldn't fill an arena in a must-win swing state on the day before the election.

"It’s a ghost town at Trump’s Election Eve rally," the campaign quipped.