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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jasmine Fernández

Trump says journalists should be ‘arrested for dishonesty’ over Ohio rally reports

  • President Donald Trump has suggested journalists from The New York Times and other media outlets should be arrested over their coverage of crowd sizes at his campaign rally in Ohio.
  • The controversy followed a report by The New York Times stating that several upper-deck sections were empty towards the end of the event at Butler High School in Vandalia.
  • Trump rejected the coverage on Truth Social, claiming the venue was maxed out and that empty upper seats were the result of attendees migrating down to the main floor.
  • He accused media outlets of dishonesty and disservice to the country, asserting that thousands of supporters were turned away from the venue.
  • The campaign rally was held in support of Republican candidate Jon Husted in his Senate race against former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown.

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