Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 3 October 2026
In Alabama, Trump Relives His Glory Days (This Time With Some Empty Seats)
The Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally. How do people on the Gulf feel about President Trump now?
What the coverage shows
Both outlets center Trump’s Alabama rally and the contrast between the event’s scale and the empty seats. Newsweek alone foregrounds the bridge-naming idea, while the New York Times frames the piece more broadly as a look at Trump revisiting past political strength in the Deep South and asks how Gulf residents feel about him now.
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