LinkLinksOpinion Philip Kennicott in The Post: How the Park Service plans to help Trump keep protesters off his lawn By Editor On Oct 20, 2018 50 Share The first big lie of the Trump administration had to do with crowds and public space. The day after his Jan. 20, 2017 inauguration, Trump’s official spokesman cited incorrect numbers to back up the president’s claim that “like a million, million and a half people” had showed up to watch his swearing in, despite obvious photographic evidence that the audience for Trump’s event was dwarfed by the estimated 1.8 million who gathered to watch the opening event of the Obama administration. That lie was probably a test, to see how far the president’s press secretary would go to support a false narrative, and ascertain the willingness of the American people to believe claims directly refuted by obvious visual evidence. National MallNational Park ServiceProtestsPublic SpaceWhite House 50 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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