Both Pathetic and Frightening
Presidential inaugurations draw big crowds. Donald Trump's was no exception. If one looks at time matched photos, though, it's pretty clear that there is a bunch of empty space at Trump's that was filled for Obama's. See, e.g., http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315494-white-house-spokesman-blasts-media-over-crowd-sizes-in-first It was a cold rainy day, so that doesn't prove much, but Trump's reaction was bizarre. He goes over to talk with the CIA, and spends most of the time complaining about the media faking pictures of his "biggest crowd to ever attend" an inaugural. Then he sends his press secretary out to yell at the press for not reporting an obvious falsehood. As somebody put it, this is a man at war, not with the media, but with the truth. Unfortunately we have seen this movie before, and it doesn't end well. Josh Marshall: 5:46 PM: Verbatim quote: "This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration....