$10 says full-blown shitshow by next Friday (yes, I’m saying that the shitshow hasn’t even really started yet, so buckle up mofos).
Bleak new world.
Bring a barf bag.
How many nights a week do you suppose he’ll spend in Washington? (I think he has a Howard Hughes Kleenex house shoes thing going at the Tower. )
It’s remarkable, the sparse attendance along that route. Everyone who’s an inauguration regular says it’s a stunning departure from the usual. A cheerful bit of schadenfreude in an otherwise gloomy day. And that calls for a drink…
By Jason Easley on Fri, Jan 20th, 2017 at 2:49 pm
Trump’s inauguration is set to go down as one of the biggest flops in presidential history, as the president-elect is going to be met with a tiny crowd and empty stands at his inaugural parade.
This is the kind of reception that a president gets when he comes into office with a 37% approval rating while having lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.
The scary part is that Inauguration Day is supposed to be one of the high points of a president’s popularity with the American people. If Trump can’t be popular or draw a crowd on the day he takes office, it is only a matter of time until Trump sets records for disapproval.
The trend line for presidents isn’t that they get more popular once they are in office. Donald Trump isn’t even getting a honeymoon. The majority of the American people are rejecting Putin’s attempt at a shotgun wedding against the will of democracy and leaving Trump standing alone at the political altar.
Actual parade route photo:
“LOW ENERGY INAUGURATION: SAD.”
Just saw this. Lord have mercy. It was gloomy and rainy as befitting the occasion, and less than half the people show up for the inauguration today as in 2009 when Obama was sworn in for the 1st time (*although I’m sure FOX News’ math will put the crowd at twice the size.)___and the Trumpanzees stole the picture from Obama’s inauguration and pasted it as their banner at Trump’s site. Good gawwd almighty. Shameless plagiarism. Have they no shame or originality? Rhetorical question.
Stop plagiarizing everything, dammit.
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It’s official. They are a family of street walkers.
Time to take down those 5 letters off that hotel. It belongs to the government now.
NYT Magazine: “Trump Inauguration Looks Empty.”
Washington Post side-by-side comparison with President Obama’s inauguration crown in 2009.
And it only got worse as the camera pans further back. Almost SRO at Obama’s event; Wide open spaces at Trump’s .
Schadenfreude overload!
Towards the end of the month. Trump supporters are waiting on their welfare checks. Don’t have charge cards for float.
Can you imagine the tweets tonight?
Donald J. Trump 
@realDonaldTrump
Largest bigly crowd in history of country today. Dishonest media will not report. SAD. Crowd looked small because people standing on each others shoulders to get a better look. millions there.
Finally here’s an embeddable version of Katy Tur’s video. Feel the love:
Does he think he won’t still look stupid without the orange hair?
I’d love to find the photo of the fellow who unfurled the Russian flag as Trump went by.
Comparison for the first shot, this is 2009
Empty stands. Sad.
Yeah, funny that they would choose that block to walk. Hoping for more free advertising, I’m sure.
Only because all the Trump supporters are assembling for the torchlight parade down the Wilhelmstraße.
DC population yesterday: approx. 675,000 total, approx. 46% African American.
DC population just for today: approx. 1,575,000 total, approx. 20% African American.
Any questions?