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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sat Dec 24, 2016, 10:21 PM Dec 2016

The "all time record" Inauguration attendance Trump wants projected at 1/2 of Obama 2009



WASHINGTON — In a tweet a week ago, Donald Trump urged his fans to head to Washington to see him get sworn in on Jan. 20.

"Let's set the all time record!" tweeted the president-elect.

But planners who are gearing up for the big day predict that Trump will fall way short of his goal: They're estimating a crowd of roughly 800,000, fewer than half the 1.8 million people who attended President Barack Obama's first inauguration in 2009.

"It's not even close to a record," said Jim Bendat, a California expert on presidential inauguration history, who wrote a book on the subject.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/donald-trump-wants-a-record-crowd-for-his-inauguration-but-he-may-be-disappointed/
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The "all time record" Inauguration attendance Trump wants projected at 1/2 of Obama 2009 (Original Post) Miles Archer Dec 2016 OP
They'll probably add all the protesters to final count. Kittycow Dec 2016 #1
If even that MFM008 Dec 2016 #2
The guy lost the election by 3M votes and claims he "won in a landslide" it won't Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #3
you betcha! Cha Dec 2016 #7
Oh - the very BEST to you Cha. I hope your holidays are filled with contentment Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #8
Backatcha, Maru.. all the gifts we could hope for.. Cha Dec 2016 #9
I bet its less, and I will be down there with a big turbinetree Dec 2016 #4
They lie about numbers left-of-center2012 Dec 2016 #5
He won't be there at the inauguration himself. lpbk2713 Dec 2016 #6

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
3. The guy lost the election by 3M votes and claims he "won in a landslide" it won't
Sat Dec 24, 2016, 11:39 PM
Dec 2016

matter if only 116 people show up; He'll count the entire population of DC as having attended and call it YUGE, the most ever.

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
8. Oh - the very BEST to you Cha. I hope your holidays are filled with contentment
Sun Dec 25, 2016, 02:16 AM
Dec 2016

and joy. Merry Christmas, my friend.

That's SUCH A BEAUTIFUL picture!

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
4. I bet its less, and I will be down there with a big
Sat Dec 24, 2016, 11:47 PM
Dec 2016

fucking sign:


WHAT DOES U.S. JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AND DONALD TRUMP HAVE IN COMMON?

THEY'RE BOTH RACISTS

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
6. He won't be there at the inauguration himself.
Sun Dec 25, 2016, 12:21 AM
Dec 2016



He won't be able to tear himself away from Twitter long enough.

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