Again, Trump said nobody left his speech. Again, that wasn’t true

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump claimed on social media that "everybody stayed right until the end" of his speech at the Great American State Fair in Washington, DC, but video evidence and eyewitness accounts showed many attendees leaving early during his address.
• Media outlets and reporters observed hundreds of people exiting the event well before Trump finished speaking, with some attendees citing reasons such as wanting to see pre-speech military flyovers or other personal obligations.
• Trump has a documented history of falsely claiming that no one leaves his rallies early, despite multiple reports and videos from his 2024 campaign events showing significant numbers of early departures.
• Despite these inaccuracies, early departures did not prevent Trump from winning the 2024 election, though he continues to exaggerate crowd sizes and his popularity.
• Trump sometimes struggles to maintain this false narrative during speeches, occasionally acknowledging departures but then dismissing them as people lining up for post-speech photos, a claim contradicted by observed behavior.