'An excuse': Dan Rather zeroes in on real reason for Trump's 'rambling dissertations'

Veteran journalist Dan Rather argues that Donald Trump “can’t fill a room like he used to,” and says the president’s reaction to reports on his crowds shows how rattled he is.In a Substack commentary, Rather writes that Trump has staged 17 rallies recently and plans five more before Election Day, a “traveling circus” with Trump as “the only star.” He says venues have shrunk as crowds have thinned, citing Semafor’s account of a Youngstown, Ohio, arena with room for 7,000 that was only half full."His stump speeches are not tailored to the candidate for whom he is campaigning. They are a rambling dissertation on him, and an excuse to be fawned over," Rather wrote. Trump rejected that, insisting he never has empty seats, and then demanded the New York Times be arrested for reporting otherwise.Rather also cites The Independent as reporting that hecklers constantly interrupt Trump, whom he compared to...