White House press secretary blasts media over Trump inauguration crowd

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- The row over how many people actually attended Donald Trump’s inauguration has escalated after new White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer rounded on journalists, accusing them of fake reporting.

 

The latest broadside came after his boss also accused the media of dishonesty.

 

It follows the publication of photos appearing to show a marked difference in crowd numbers between the inauguration of Barack Obama and president Trump’s swearing in on Friday.

 

Dismissing the images, Spicer refused to take any questions from journalists during his first formal press briefing.

 

“This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period, both in person and around the globe….. These attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the inauguration are shameful and wrong,” Spicer said.

 

On Saturday, more than 500,000 people marched in Washington DC to highlight women’s rights, which many fear are under threat from the new administration.

 

Millions also demonstrated in other US cities, and around the world, in so called ‘‘sister marches’‘.

 

Some 400,000 hit the streets of New York.

 

In response, Donald Trump took to twitter.

 

Highlighting the fact that there had been a recent election he said ‘‘Why didn’t these people vote.’‘

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2017-01-23

Photos and reports show the crowds were not as big as Trump claims and would have liked. But in his mind they were, so everyone is lying.

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According to Kellyanne Conway, Sean Spicer offered "alternative facts"

I think they both must have been trained by Larsen E. Pettifogger from the Wizard of Id.

 

 

“When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.' 'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.” 

Lewis Carroll

Alternative Facts... I've heard everything now!

 

By the way, did you guys all know that Oz-trailya won more gold medals then the US at the last Olympics? No? Well it's true! It's an Alternative FACT!

 

All you TV Trump apologists... this is why the new administration is copping so much flak. This is why a lot of folks paint this administration as being illegitimate. And by the way,  if you as Trump apologists let this BS fly, then you are be definition accepting this BS. 

 

Please, the (already) great country of the US and the leader of the free world deserves better then this.

Edited January 23, 20179 yr by NumbNut

Really astonishing. A crazy 4 years ahead, although there must be a good chance it won't make it that far.

"Never apologize, never admit you're wrong" maybe a good strategy in business, but, it has no place as a US president.

4 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Really astonishing. A crazy 4 years ahead, although there must be a good chance it won't make it that far.

 

A very good chance indeed I reckon.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Highlighting the fact that there had been a recent election he said ‘‘Why didn’t these people vote.’‘

 

 

They did,  65,844,610 (48.2%)   voted  for Hillary 

The point is, not enough to win.

That was so good and after Spicer just left after 6 minutes without taking a question, it showed the reporters holding their hands up quite bemused. I say keep them waiting at least an hour, tell them what you're going to tell them, leave immediately finished and carry on tweeting to the nation. Who want to read the lies and garbage of Washington Post, NY Times and the ultra bias CNN, I can get that sort of crap from comic books.

5 minutes ago, uptheos said:

That was so good and after Spicer just left after 6 minutes without taking a question, it showed the reporters holding their hands up quite bemused. I say keep them waiting at least an hour, tell them what you're going to tell them, leave immediately finished and carry on tweeting to the nation. Who want to read the lies and garbage of Washington Post, NY Times and the ultra bias CNN, I can get that sort of crap from comic books.

You'd rather read the lies from Sean Spicer? ANd unlike the so called "lies" from these media sites, the lies from Sean Spicer are easily disprovable falsehoods. Blatant falsehoods.

Edited January 23, 20179 yr by ilostmypassword

2 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

You'd rather read the lies from Sean Spicer? ANd unlike the so called "lies" from these media sites, the lies from Sean Spicer are easily disprovable falsehoods. Blatant falsehoods.

Did you watch it, wasn't it good and a funny ending as well. Hope there's more of the same don't you?

18 minutes ago, uptheos said:

That was so good and after Spicer just left after 6 minutes without taking a question, it showed the reporters holding their hands up quite bemused. I say keep them waiting at least an hour, tell them what you're going to tell them, leave immediately finished and carry on tweeting to the nation. Who want to read the lies and garbage of Washington Post, NY Times and the ultra bias CNN, I can get that sort of crap from comic books.

 

So was it genuinely the largest crowd ever in attendance at an inauguration?

Before slamming the door behind him, Spicer added, "Donald Trump is the first black president. PERIOD."

 

 

 

Guess jellybeans

https://mobile.twitter.com/markzohar/status/823016081061187584

4 hours ago, webfact said:

 

“This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period, both in person and around the globe…..

 

America longs for the forthright honesty of Richard Nixon.

It's not fair, you can't see all the Trump supporters because they're wearing their traditional white robes and hoods.

1 hour ago, uptheos said:

That was so good and after Spicer just left after 6 minutes without taking a question, it showed the reporters holding their hands up quite bemused. I say keep them waiting at least an hour, tell them what you're going to tell them, leave immediately finished and carry on tweeting to the nation. Who want to read the lies and garbage of Washington Post, NY Times and the ultra bias CNN, I can get that sort of crap from comic books.

Leonhard Cohen would be so proud of you!

This "press- announcement" was the saddest thing, I have ever seen!

"It was the biggest crowd ever! Tremendous! Period!"

How desperate for attention are these clowns!

I just checked in my pants!

I have a 5 pound d@#$ down there!

Alternative fact- no lie!

Suck on that!

There were a lot of empty seats in the stands along Trump's parade route

 

 

4 minutes ago, Opl said:

There were a lot of empty seats in the stands along Trump's parade route

 

 

 

As Trump boasted, "The most least people ever. The greatest, most fantastic lack of attendance in American history. You're not gonna believe how many people didn't show up."

~ Colbert

And it magically stopped raining just as he spoke. 

 

Tune into to Ch. 4 AlternaWeather for tonight's alternative weather forecast. After all, it's probably sunny somewhere.

Trump has the 100% quality of a narcissist --->

"too much interest in and admiration for your own physical appearance and/or your own abilities"

 

Why?

The number of the people in the inauguration crowd is more important for him than the more important subjects.

I would like to use his (dumb) style of speech:  he is a  1.000% narcissist.

Edited January 23, 20179 yr by puck2

7 hours ago, uptheos said:

That was so good and after Spicer just left after 6 minutes without taking a question, it showed the reporters holding their hands up quite bemused. I say keep them waiting at least an hour, tell them what you're going to tell them, leave immediately finished and carry on tweeting to the nation. Who want to read the lies and garbage of Washington Post, NY Times and the ultra bias CNN, I can get that sort of crap from comic books.

Growing up in alternative facts, adoring the ultimate  liar of US History you can ask for a job

 

2 minutes ago, lungmi said:

Growing up in alternative facts, adoring the ultimate  liar of US History you can ask for a job

 

I'm guessing you don't like Trump, just a guess.

" You came by the tens of millions" ( Trump)

The biggest lies turn into facts when shamelessly repeated

Trump's method  is exactly the one used by tobacco lobbyists and petroleum lobbyists:  deny,  invent false facts to create screens of smoke, throw as many aberrant affirmations as possible in order to drown out any opposition.

Trump is in the right line of law firms advising Phillip Morris and Exxon ... this strategy usually aims to conceal very embarrassing things ( the enormous anti-Trump démonstrations  - More than 2 million people marched in the United States against Trump's misogyny and vision of America  - not to mention the processions in 70 countries around the world.), 

 

Edited January 23, 20179 yr by Opl

Scourge of evil laugh

to see a Jewish rabbi blessing a Christian president hahah

37 minutes ago, redwinecheese said:

Scourge of evil laugh

to see a Jewish rabbi blessing a Christian president hahah

Has there ever been a president that hasn't claimed to be Christian?