'Stage the moment': Trump accused of being 'caught waving at a non-existent audience'
Donald Trump was ridiculed online on Sunday after his campaign posted a video of him appearing to wave at no one in a stadium that didn't seem to notice him there at all.
Trump over the weekend attended a NASCAR event, where he was seen watching the race and taking selfies with drivers. Upon arrival to the event, however, his campaign posted a video that caught some attention from critics.
Margo Martin, the Deputy Director of Communications for Donald J. Trump for President, posted the video to her social media, writing, "President [Trump] arrives at Charlotte Motor Speedway!"
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In the comments of that post, some people called out the "fake optics."
@PaulWoods007 replied, "Yeah there not there to see Trump! I could show up and wave too."
@71SWAM also chimed in: "Does he think he’s actually waving to the crowd in the stands at one point?"
@ReelsWebster added, "He's waving at a stadium?"
@JackEdwinmays2 wrote, "I don’t see anyone cheering him."
@Michaelttaylor3 agreed. "Waving at no one and crowd doesn't see him," the account wrote Sunday.
Former prosecutor Ron Filipkowski said, "Trump pulls up to the NASCAR race today and acts like the crowd is cheering for him so his propaganda film crew can do a nice edit later."
Actress Ellen Barkin called Trump a "pathetic loser" in response to the controversial video.
Biden's Wins, "the largest online community of President Biden’s supporters," also took notice of the video.
"BREAKING: After getting booed relentlessly last night, Donald Trump has been caught waving at a non-existent audience," the account wrote. "It’s almost like he’s trying to stage the moment. Retweet so all Americans see this embarrassing moment."