There are updates at the end
Sean Spicer was on fire Saturday as he called out the media for lying at an impromptu press conference called by the press secretary.
There was false reporting over the Martin Luther King Jr. bust in the Oval Office and there was wholesale media lying about the numbers of people who attended the Inauguration.
The new spokesperson went into some detail about the numbers at the Inauguration, explaining that the numbers viewing it were the largest in history. The media is going to hold the administration to account but, as he said, that works both ways.
The press secretary would not answer any questions.
FULL: @seanspicer: “We’re going to hold the press accountable.” pic.twitter.com/nK51t16Kpf
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 21, 2017
CNN was the most inaccurate, but since they were called out for it, they’ve posted a picture where you can scan and zoom on this link.
In The First Photo You Will See #FakeNews Reported By @CNN
In The Second Photo You Will See The Real Crowd At Donald Trump’s #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/Ha2Al4CWmk
— Clinton (@2ALAW) January 21, 2017
Protesters kept people from getting into the Inauguration, which was the reason for the delay of people entering the event. CNN took photos before the attendees finished entering.
Anti-Trump protesters block men in Air Force uniforms from entering the #Inauguration checkpoint.pic.twitter.com/ZAhpnb3pGN
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 20, 2017
As far as the bust of Martin Luther King Jr., anyone with an ounce of sense would know Trump would never remove the bust. The reporter certainly didn’t double check. The bust is in the same spot it has always been in. Miller did apologize on twitter.
It doesn’t matter if he lied or if it was a mistake, he’s an unreliable reporter.
Tweeting again: wh aide confirms the MLK bust is still there. I looked for it in the oval 2x & didn’t see it. My apologies to my colleagues
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 21, 2017
.@PressSec This is on me, not my colleagues. I’ve been doing everything I can to fix my error. My apologies.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 21, 2017
Correction: The MLK bust is still in the Oval Office. It was obscured by an agent and door.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 21, 2017
Update via the NY Times: The Times says magnetometers were not used and white coverings were used in 2013. Politifact said it was not clear if magnetometers were used or the extent of coverings though they disputed Spicer’s claims.
This is what the Trump organization is concerned about:
I was in the building at the bottom of picture on right yesterday. Shot was taken early, area was considerably fuller by time of speech. https://t.co/bzhWjm4alC
— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 22, 2017
It’s like comparing apples and oranges in any case. People were bussed in for free for Obama. He was the first half-black Marxist president and was an phenom. Other presidents customarily have 300,000 to 400,000 except Clinton who had about 800,000.
One mustn’t forget D.C. and the surrounding areas are mostly Democrat and they don’t have far to travel to get to the Inauguration.
It’s also difficult to believe anything the media says.
Take the Wall Street Journal for example.
#WSJ with two different headlines, same paper, same date, different markets. Bias much…? @realDonaldTrump is right about #MSM #fakenews pic.twitter.com/EJSDoRQymx
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 22, 2017
The Associated Press reported 31 million viewers watched the Inauguration.
Reince Priebus responded Sunday:
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