Press Secretary Sean Spicer Statement on Inauguration crowd sizes and media coverage (TRANSCRIPT)
buzzz worthy. . . In a briefing that started an hour and nine minutes after scheduled, Spicer claimed this inauguration had the largest amount of attendees of any other and chided media for what he deemed as false coverage intended to minimize the enthusiasm for the inauguration. Spicer was incorrect. Aerial photos released by the National Park Service show the turn out for Trump was significantly smaller than the first inauguration of Pres. Barack Obama. The Washington Metro Transit Authority estimates there were 1.1 million one-way trips for President Obama in 2009, and 570,557 for Trump. Spicer went on to say there has been talk about keeping Pres. Trump accountable, but it works both ways and they will keep the media accountable. Press Secretary Sean Spicer Statemen t Good evening. Thank you guys for coming. I know our first official press briefing is going to be on Monday, but I wanted to give you a few updates on the President's activities. But be...