Donald Trump struggles to fill seats at annual Christmas tree lighting amid anti-Muslim video row [View all]
Source: The Mirror
Trump led the crowd in a countdown before First Lady Melania hit the button to light the huge tree - but there were rows and rows of empty seats.
Donald Trump may believe he is America's "favourite president" but it appears he struggled to fill seats during the annual Christmas tree lighting at the White House yesterday.
Trump led the crowd in a countdown in Washington DC before First Lady Melania hit the button to light the huge tree. But observers were quick to point out the depleted audience at The Ellipse in President's Park.
ABC News meteorologist Steve Rudin tweeted a picture from the ceremony showing rows and rows of empty seats. He wrote: "The National Tree Lighting ceremony was beautiful this evening - but hard not to notice the empty seats."
Another Twitter user nicknamed 'Merry Indictmas' shared a similar picture captioned: "It's all about that base. A sad #ChristmasTreeLighting story @realDonaldTrump"
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/donald-trump-struggles-fill-seats-11618300
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