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Trump says journalists should be ‘arrested’ for reporting on empty seats at rally
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The president claims upper-level empty seats were simply attendees moving down to the main floor during the Vandalia, Ohio event
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Trump says journalists should be ‘arrested’ for reporting on empty seats at rally
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