President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama appeared in Pennsylvania on Saturday to rally for Democrats in the state, but they failed to fill out the arena.
Reporters at the event shared photos of empty seats at the Philadelphia stadium.
Videos shared by local reporters and attendees also showed empty seats ahead of the rally.
The event was held at the Liacouras Center at Temple University, which seats over 10,000 people.
The crowd cheered loudly as Biden and Obama took the stage with Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for the United States Senate, and Attorney General Josh Shapiro, running for Pennsylvania Governor.
“Hello Philadelphia, helo hello hello,” Biden began after taking the mic.
Looking up at the upper level of seats in the arena he joked, “Don’t jump.”
Biden was the first speaker at the event, warming up the crowd for Shapiro and Fetterman before Obama took the stage.
The crowd was confused when Obama was the last to speak, forcing everyone to wait through Shapiro and Fetterman’s speeches.
Obama tried to whip up the crowd and urged them to vote.
“If you’re anxious and frustrated right now, don’t complain. Don’t mope. Don’t tune out. Get off your couch and do what?” He asked.
“Vote!” The audience shouted.
“Put down your phones and do what?” Obama added.
“Vote!” The audience shouted back.
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