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Jan 24, 2017 11:06 AM
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quitpanakin
slippymayhem
MeMyselfandyourCat
PrincessPeach34
Lol
nvsfg
This is absolutely fantastic.
Grimace84
fryingpas
He was counting three million people in his head who voted illegally
Chrystella
Looks like a low attendance to me. Http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/01/politics/trump-inauguration-gigapixel/
TheEchoWeaver
...Do Trump supporters know what "perspective" is? You can even see the white areas that are visible from an overhead shot when you zoom in.
ChadCali
Trump won
sumitirachande
That's what matters lol these butthurt people need to just stop
dragonracer76
I thought the were looking for the lost engagement ring.
SeedPlantFlower
Me too!
fluffycake25
I thought it too
Hedniskhjartad
https://imgur.com/as9LGm7 for those not getting the reference. I think.
StandAgainstTyranny
"OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo!!" - everyone
newandimproving
No there looking for the missing 500,000 people trump said attended his inauguration! Can't you read!?
HelloWinter
Who are you and what have you done with the captain
BrayerIncognito
Beat me to it!
Summersky
[punches you on the back in victory]
BrayerIncognito
Ouch!
frowningwithhappiness
Oh shit! Not again!
wardenclyfe
YourReptillianPrince
I didn't
Jonanon
I too seek this knowledge
ImOutOfIdeas77
There's a gif of a dude proposing to his gf on the kiss cam. Some other guy hits him and he drops the ring
Hedniskhjartad
https://imgur.com/as9LGm7
MacaArena
Attended or watched?
NoLongerFoamingWolffo
Wait wait wait... Are you trying to imply Trump was LYING? This is preposterous. I bid you good day.
halkailasdragonmaster
Maddieisawienerdog
sundaymondayhippyday
13thDukeofWybourne
#inaugmentation
LittleAldy
I use to work security at an arena, after concerts I would walk the stands and pick up lose cash, made more money that way then my paycheck.
Janusha
Whats more amazing than CLAIMING all these people were there, was having a press conference claiming its true. "Alternative truth"
HUFovaLV
Those damn Russians again
JosXII
who fucking cares
YourTrueThoughts
People who get easily triggered
Qualtagh
It's literal propaganda to claim you have support when you do not. It's an awful president precedent.
GnomeDeGuerre
The people who remembers that the dude has nukes and can't handle the truth about something so trivial.
weeBob
Trump, Spicer, Conway, Priebus, etc.
GoBears55
They are out looking for Hilary's e-mails...
scooterwillie
It's happening again...now we're focusing on crowd size instead of the dumpster fire of events that will define this presidency
woodhavendweller
lookin pretty good so far. Out of TPP. woot.
Thatknifeguy
I think trumps really good at diverting attention from what he's doing to trivial crap like twitter and crowd sizes. Kinda scary.
Whatimlisteningto
This is almost as bad as OJ still looking for the true killers.
GeneralBLUE88
This comment should have as many upvotes as the original post, thank you sir
Whatimlisteningto
You're welcome!
Treblaine
"one thing I can guarantee is the killer is out there somewhere, and he's gotten away with murder...he could be talking to you right now" OJ
Fancyrobot101
He said that?
Treblaine
It's an Alternative Quote.
PsuPepperoni
How can facts be real if this all a simulation
Treblaine
fantommenace
His son did it
TexanLeadFarmer
OJ is innocent
Treblaine
Well the evidence speaks for itself
"yeah, these gloves just don't fit my hands"
HaveGinWillBabble
Bill Stickers will be prosecuted.
northpark
one of us gooble gaable
Ulthirm
What did oj do? I'm really out of the loop, like 1920s out of the loop
ARandomHelljumper
Was charged with double homicide of his ex-wife and her lover, prosecution fucked up big time and he went free despite massive evidence.
Sora9567
Well, in 1994 OJ was on trial for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and a friend, Ron Goldman. Oj was acquitted due to conflicting 1
Sora9567
evidence. He was later arrested and convicted in 2008 in a Nevada robbery and kidnapping case. He's eligible for parole in October of 2017 2
Sora9567
Because the 1997 trial was so publicized, there are a lot of conspiracy theories going around whether he was truly innocent or guilty. END
LemmiwinksKingofGerbils
Oj went to jail bm to search for the murderer
SonsOfMoog
He'll be eligible for parole in distant future of 20172.
Nibbets
I must be out of the loop, was there not that many people?
ifthatsaveiledcriticismaboutmeiwonthearitandiwontrespondtoit
There weren't, and facebook is censoring posts containing photos of the crowd that point it out too.
TheMayorOfTittyCity
I heard a "crowd" expert (whatever that is) estimate around 160K. Trump said a million and a half, Spicer said biggest ever. Both untrue.
TheMayorOfTittyCity
Guess the quotation marks should be around "crowd expert" not just "crowd".But I dont want to lose 6 fake points so my mistake stays forever
iDrinkDrano
Nope, and the press secretary straight up lied about it, aggressively.
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iDrinkDrano
There's been some good coverage of that as well. Philip DeFranco presented a bit, if you don't mind clickbait titles.
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iDrinkDrano
The issue is on both sides. There's certainly a bias, but catching the new administration in potentially willful lying on day 1 is bad too.
noforeplay
Not as many as trump and co want you to believe
Nibbets
Ah okee, thanks
noforeplay
No problem
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weeBob
That is an alternative fact I can get behind.
noforeplay
I haven't heard of that, so it must not have happened (kidding). Could I get a source on that, por favor?
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noforeplay
The reporter says they're blocking the inaugural parade, not the inauguration itself. Also, burden of proof is on you for claims you make
indiscriminateasshole
but more than MSM wants to admit. http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/01/politics/trump-inauguration-gigapixel/ 1.5 miles to the building
phyr3start3r
rough estimate, there are at LEAST 12 people there.
Nibbets
Well, you're not wrong
noforeplay
Jesus Christ, that's a beautiful zoom
AwesomeName
"Don't give up, they MUST be somewhere, period!
TheDudeupNorth
They found them. They were at work.
TheEchoWeaver
I thought all your jobs were taken away?
Abysse
Also that picture of the half filled crowd at the Trump inauguration was taken 5 hours before it started.
TheEchoWeaver
No it wasn't, the timestamp shows it to be within minutes of the Obama photo, both were between 11:00-11:30AM.
spudpicker
Okay, but that was no reason for the press secretary to flat out lie about the attendance numbers in his first briefing.
upvotemasta
HammerParty13
I'm stealing this and using it. ok?
upvotemasta
I stole it from someone so go ahead
HammerParty13
perfect.
TechnicallySpeakingImAWhatever
Inkliest
Make funny imgur again?
Onekindofpisslord
Don't dead open inside
voltacto
this is gold jerry!...G O L D !!!!
majorcovert
I think Trump was counting the 500,000 protesters
kiruwa
Probably true, all snark aside.
Isaypoopythingsbecausemostofyouannoyme
No, a lot of his attendees were wearing all white robes. Harder to pick up from that helicopter cam.
corneliusgansevoort
And that's just the ones in DC. Surely the largest post-innauguration protest in US history?
WrathCore696
He was trolling them?
rrlyrae
FYI, don't believe anyone claiming that trump attendance was low b/c people have jobs. 1, there's no evidence; they're just butthurt 1/
rrlyrae
that so few turned out. 2, it's subtle racism, implying blacks & democrats didn't have jobs in 2009. 3, if people didn't have jobs in 2/
rrlyrae
2009 but have them in 2017, that means the economy owes those jobs to obama. 4, it contradicts gop campaign rhetoric that people today 3/
rrlyrae
don't have jobs. 5, most fed workers had the day off, and it's easier to come on a friday (2017)-ie 3-day weekend-than a tuesday (2009).
SnowMonkeyPlum
Well you know according to Mike Pence's FB post, "well over half" of the Women's March folks were Trump supporters.
Soulwindow
http://www.snopes.com/mike-pence-conservatives-womens-march/
SnowMonkeyPlum
Thank god for snopes, and thanks for posting this.
Chirishman
Kudos, I don't think his was up yet when I went looking earlier.
Chirishman
Source on that? All I find is a pulled MSN article and a youtube link with three thumbs down.
SnowMonkeyPlum
Looks like Pence has removed the post. If you google "Mike Pence well over half", 5th result or so down is his FB post.
SomeCrazyNerd
It was a fake account.
SnowMonkeyPlum
Thanks for clarifying. I'm relieved it was fake.
SnowMonkeyPlum
FWIW, I saw the post yesterday on FB before he removed it.
SeriousBusinessman
More like 1.2 mil, maybe he isn't counting the minorities as people though so its understandable
KillingTlme
We know the electoral college doesn't count them.
1Rogue
clearly that number is bloated by 300-500k illegal inaugeration attendees
jakabob101
3/5 of a person?
SeriousBusinessman
I get the historical reference you're making, trump is just a twat though so
SeriousBusinessman
Feel like you're giving him too much credit
MatrimBloodyCauthon
I did college history last semester! I UNDERSTOOD THAT REFERENCE :)
TK84
How the fuck is that college level?!?!? It's grade-school US history.
caboops
It did have the best TV ratings of an inauguration in a really long time.
noforeplay
I guess 8 years is a really long time to people
GogglesGreek
Donald and Lying Spice were adamant that the on-ground attendance was the largest ever, accusing media of doctoring/faking images.
UncleCeiling
+1 for Lying Spice
GeezPeopleGetYourLivesTogether
Guess the Metro is in on the conspiracy then. Far fewer Metro rides for Trump than Obama's 1st inauguration or the Women's March
CoBr2
Plus how many of those metro riders were going to protest Trump?
ksdjfds
and most of the parking structures were half filled too.. guess they teleported to the inauguration.
kuriosly
Psh, you mean the dems haven't figured out teleportation yet? The secret is throwing alot of money in the air.
DuncanMyOreos
Maybe because most of his supporters live in the south/ Midwest it wasn't easy for them to travel but Obamas supporters were in the city
DuncanMyOreos
Also rain couldn't of helped
NotRapefortheWilling
I had work or else I would have went. Far drive also from Wisconsin.
Vandammit
Also the whole, first black president thing, back to old white guy.
ThrowMamaFromTheTrain
This. Had Hilary won it would have been a mad house because first woman.
Vandammit
I guess we will have to wait and see if either party throws out a woman who is more electable.
CoBr2
That's a fine argument, but he could have just said that instead of lying and throwing a tantrum like a 2 year old.
ksdjfds
well yeah.. the closest repub county to dc is almost 30 miles away. no one expected trump to beat obamas #s, except apparently trump.
yourkiddingrightnow
Trump expected to lose on election day.
caboops
That is what I assumed as well.
chormin
8 years is a long time? Nielson had Trump at 31 million, Obama's first at 38.
TheLoneGringo
Actually Reagan is first at 42
CoBr2
He said Obama's first, as in his first inauguration, not he's the most viewed.
TheLoneGringo
I may have misunderstood the comment
caboops
That leaves out internet streams as well.
GogglesGreek
Which were much less prevalent at the time 8 years ago.
frogbog
Alright. How about you back up your claim then? Or are you just recycling things you heard Trump say w/o questioning them
caboops
CNN reported that they had 17million video starts on their live stream alone.
caboops
Just think for a second. While the inauguration was happening, a whole lot of trumps people were at work, not at home with a TV.
kiddub
I think everyone looks stupid in this. The Pres. for focusing on it, the media for wasting the capital they had on day one on this issue.
Guidocat
And don't forget me, the public.
LapisScarab
In defense of the media talking about it, he is the fucking president now. They *have* to talk about what he's doing.
RatherSneakyBadger
Alternative Fact: A lie was created and was easily checked. Lies from the government pissed people off. A lie no matter the size is a lie...
Imanengineersowordsarehardvv
I really don't think it's comparable. It's pretty pathetic for the president to give a shit about crowd size. On the other hand, (1/2)
Mentok
Too bad of those two one has real power and is supposed to be a leader.
memberwar
the "media capital?" no. stop.
kiddub
No, you stop.
Wastyvez
I read an opinion article on this saying: "When you wrestle a pig in the mud, you both get dirty and the pig is the only one who enjoys it."
kiddub
Exactly. I'm not saying that they can't hold him accountable. But is this the issue they want to blow their powder on?
Wastyvez
In other words the press shouldn't allow themselves to get drawn in by Trump's vitriolic "alternative facts" mudslinging contest.
jdeman
We can't just let him lie though. That's straight up propaganda this President tried to spew
Wastyvez
The point isn't really that they should allow the Trump administration to keep lying, but that they should be more clever about handling it.
Wastyvez
On the other hand the media have an obligation to inform the public, and it's not exactly their fault Trump and co are pathological liars.
Confusedpete
You realize that if we got Hillary it would be the same thing right?
AdonisAleus
you realize Hillary isn't president right? you can't keep deflecting to her forever you know
Wastyvez
The massive blatant lies? The vapid hostility towards the press and anyone remotely critical? The self-inflation of his ego? Yeah no...
Wastyvez
Whatever issues Hillary might've had, she was always far more focusd on facts and policy. This election wasn't about policy though.
Confusedpete
What would she have done that would actually help us trump and Hillary are the same type of people..... liars welcome to democracy
iDrinkDrano
And that excuses something?
GogglesGreek
What capital? Don has been attacking the media for it's super mean tactic of "Reporting Facts" for years now. He's holds grudges forever.
kiddub
He won an election with this playbook. He damaged media credibility by lying, and saying that the media lied about his lies.
GogglesGreek
He's POTUS now. He's accountable. He's in everyone's sights. To spend his first day screeching out multiple temper tantrums is newsworthy.
kiddub
I guess? You're just feeding his narrative. He's not trying to create a two minute hate, he is the two minute hate.
GogglesGreek
Two minutes? He spent the whole weekend fuming about it. First thing he got his Press Sec to do was shout an angry list of lies at the press
kiddub
How many times are they going to play this game before they decide to try a new one? They need to catch him in big things, not piddly shit.
IreallyMGur
I disagree. Trump made it an issue with his Press Sec.'s 1st statement of his Presidency and then himself in front of a CIA memorial.
kiddub
Okay, let's keep talking about this for the next two weeks instead of Executive Orders, TPP, etc. This is why he won! Focusing on piddly BS.
51CorgisInABar
Dunno why you got downvoted, you are right
kiddub
Whatever. I think people are looking for Trump to create a two minute hate without realizing he is the two minute hate target.
BringerOfPieness
People love to hate trump, Imgur is certainly not isolated in that.
GiddyKipper
You're wrong. A president is lying on Day 1, attempting to curb media reporting and pushing false facts. Seriously concerning on a 1st day
kiddub
Story out of yesterday's press conference is the negative angle of the press, not the lie. Dividing the news room, they should be working
Vaanhalen
Trump does this every time. Whenever he wants to hide a story, he says something petty, and the press falls for it *every time.*
kiddub
together, and it makes them look petty. The Pres. looks stupid, two days later still asking the questions, you start to look stupid for
kiddub
Sure, but they can't nail down the meaning of the statement. I get you need to hold his feet to the fire, but there are issues to do that on
LadyCottonHead
My god, learn to multi-comment.
kiddub
Learn to read and think critically for yourself 1/2.
Groznek
It's not a critical thinging thing, it's a basic readability thing.
LadyCottonHead
Unless there's a part 2 You failed again.
kiddub
taking the bait.
LapisScarab
Letting him slide on blatantly lying over something so provably false would be a failure in their role as journalists.
kiddub
Playing into his hand. Return now with stories about his conflict position and his fans, public at large, is asking qs about your qs.
kiddub
There are other things to focus on! We're talking about crowd size instead of whether Trump is still in conflict over business ties.
LapisScarab
The press has been covering both. That's how you fuckin know about it.
jhlongm
We're still talking about that. It's possible for the media to cover more than one thing...
kiddub
Sure, but most people don't read the full paper. Most people don't read the paper.
jhlongm
They have news that's not on paper now too.
kiddub
You can call him a liar over crowd size, but you've wasted time and energy that could be used on much bigger, important issues.
LapisScarab
The problem with this specific incident is that the president sent his official press secretary to lie and threaten the press.
LapisScarab
That *is* news; the thing he chose to lie about is just petty and weird, like everything Trump does.
Imanengineersowordsarehardvv
The Press Secretary straight up lying to the American public is a legitimate story for the media to focus on (2/2)
kiddub
opportunity. It makes them look cheap. He's dragging them into the basement and beating them with stupid.
booksaresoghey
I disagree. I like that they are calling his bullshit.
kiddub
Meh, we're all talking about his crowd size, not the impact of The Mexico City Rules. We're playing right into his tiny little hands.
Vaanhalen
All I see is media behaving just as petty as before the election, and he rode that shit to victory. So.
booksaresoghey
The media isn't lying. You're wrong.
kiddub
Sure, and there will be lots of opportunity to do that. Burning your capital to prove a piddly point, leaves you with less for the next
twozerooz
By "capital" do you mean money? Because I think this makes them a lot of money.
Timeandrelativedimensionsinspaghetti
Why does anyone care?
blurb
Politicos have always cared about numbers.
thisplaceisnotforyou
Drumpf sorta has this bizarre thing where size matters and he hates losing to the black guy.
Timeandrelativedimensionsinspaghetti
To be fair it was confusing. White people do rule the world
svirr
I think because POTUS blatantly lied about something perfectly mundane on his first day in office
Timeandrelativedimensionsinspaghetti
You mean the liar continued to lie? What's next? Republicans restricting women's rights?
QuotablePoots
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CaptainMinnette
It doesn't matter "who started it." Trump is a 70 year old and POTUS, not a toddler who screams that his fictitious version is right.
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CaptainMinnette
I wouldn't behave in such an incredibly childish way even if what the media was saying was a lie.
TheEchoWeaver
It wasn't a lie though? Lol.
YabadabaDoobie
The leader of the free world is lying through his teeth and a large number of people believe him. That's why. People believe him.
Timeandrelativedimensionsinspaghetti
Yeah but calling him out doesn't work. It didn't work the last time or the hundred before that
YabadabaDoobie
Largest protest in US history day after inauguration, I'd say that is an effect. There's no silver bullet but you c my point?
Timeandrelativedimensionsinspaghetti
What did the protest do though? He still became president, restricted womens rights, and started trying to build the wall.
YabadabaDoobie
The way I see it, our actions, both as individuals and society have much bigger effects than we immediately consider. Banding with people...
YabadabaDoobie
Who believe the same things we believe is an encouraging experience and something I consider a great part of my life. Protesting is one...
YabadabaDoobie
(3) way to join a community. I agree it didn't stop Trump but it does signal to our fellow citizens that there is resistance.