President Trump[1] is fulfilling a promise to campaign for Ted Cruz[2] at a rally in Texas next week. Trump's pledge to hold the event in 'the biggest stadium in Texas we can find' isn't panning out, as well, though.
The Trump campaign announced Monday evening that the Oct. 22 rally would be held NRG Arena in Houston, Texas. The venue holds 8,000 people.
San Antonio's AT&T Center, an indoor arena, boasts a capacity of 19,000 people for concerts and functions like the one being put on by Cruz and Trump.
Other outdoor venues like AT&T Stadium in Arlington - home of the Dallas Cowboys - can seat more than 100,000 people.
Yet, Trump chose to campaign with Cruz at a much smaller venue in Houston.
President Trump is fulfilling a promise to campaign for Ted Cruz at a rally in Texas next week. Trump's pledge to hold the event in 'the biggest stadium in Texas we can find' isn't panning out, as well, though
The Trump campaign announced Monday evening that the Oct. 22 rally would be held NRG Arena in Houston, Texas. The venue holds 8,000 people
Cruz's race for reelection to the U.S. Senate against Democrat Beto O'Rourke has become one of the surprising competitive contests of the cycle
A request for comment from the Cruz campaign on the venue went unanswered on Tuesday morning.
It could be that Cruz needs extra help in Houston, which was ranked the third most liberal of Texas' metropolises
