How we've begun, how they've begun, in the first two days, the first 48 hours of this new Trump presidential administration. It's at least as bad as we thought/said it would be.
It had an historically low turnout, in terms of Americans being there for the inauguration.
Furthermore, the Women's March on Washington, the next day, was far larger, by multiplications.
Scientists: Women’s March Had 3X Attendance Of Trump Inauguration
Not just scientists but our own, the nation's own, now President Trump's own Secret Service says the inauguration was small.
Secret Service slaps down White House claim that ‘magnetometers’ shrank inaugural crowd size
Seems not that many of us wanted to even watch on television, either.
TV ratings for Trump inauguration far lower
than for Obama
Trump inaugural TV ratings lower
than Obama, Reagan: report
And not just a little bit lower TV viewership, either.
Trump inauguration had 7mill less viewers than Obama
Mr. Trump himself misrepresented, if not out and out lied, about the numbers and the people there.
FACT CHECK: Trump overstates crowd size
at inaugural
The truth about the crowd at
Trump's inauguration, in one photo
Spicer Assails Media For 'Misrepresenting'
Inauguration Crowd (VIDEO)
It was followed by yet more lies on those numbers attending by Mr. Trump's White House Press Secretary.
Trump Spokesman's Lecture on Media
Accuracy Is Peppered With Lies
Mr. Trump then went to the CIA and gave a really awful speech to staffers there and again, attacked the media, along with trying to talk himself up, "bigly" and repeatedly.
Trump, in CIA visit, attacks media for coverage of his inaugural crowds
Former Director of the CIA John Brennan was stunned and would have nothing of it.
Former CIA Director John Brennan Was
'Angered' By Trump's CIA Visit
Ex-CIA director John Brennan: 'Trump should be ashamed of himself' over CIA remarks
Trump's new Press Secretary, Mr. Spicer, then also scolded the media for "misrepresenting"---read: reporting---the low numbers.
Trump's New WH Press Secretary Scolds
the Media
Trump Press Secretary Slams Media
Over Inauguration Crowd Size
There were protests, for the first time in the nation's history, against Mr. Trump and his presidency.
Protesters rally against Trump
around the nation
There were protests, again, for the first time, across the globe, famously, in cities across nations, across the planet, against Mr. Trump and his presidency.
PHOTOS: Millions of Women March
Against Trump on All 7 Continents
Millions of Women March Against Trump on All 7 Continents
Women's march: Protesters rally worldwide
in solidarity
Meanwhile, just as we both feared and, in worst cases, predicted, Mr. Trump and his family are, in fact, trying to capitalize on his being in the White House, on his being President. They're prostituting the White House itself and the office of the Presidency.
White House website touts Melania Trump’s modeling and jewelry line
So there you have it, ladies and gentlemen, fellow citizens of America. The first 48 hours of the Trump Presidency. Only the first 48 hours and the lies and lying and misrepresenting and hell, even the prostitution and hustling of the nation has begun.
Thanks, once more, once again, Republicans.
This will no way get better.
Link: Donald Trump to Michelle Malkin: “You were born stupid!”