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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,757 posts)
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 08:55 PM Nov 2020

The ending of Trump's presidency echoes the beginning -- with a lie

The Trump administration is ending as it began: with a lie about crowd size.

On Saturday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted two overhead photos of President Trump supporters who had gathered for a pro-Trump march in Washington, writing, “AMAZING! More than one MILLION marchers for President @realDonaldTrump descend on the swamp in support.”

McEnany was off by many orders of magnitude — the crowd of thousands was a notable show of force, perhaps, but a far cry from the million marchers she claimed.

Her hyperbolic assertion was reminiscent of another baseless claim made by another Trump press secretary nearly four years ago. Sean Spicer stepped behind the briefing room lectern on his first full day on the job and, at the president’s urging, told falsehoods about the size of Trump’s inauguration crowds.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-ending-of-trump-s-presidency-echoes-the-beginning-with-a-lie/ar-BB1b2ko8?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

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The ending of Trump's presidency echoes the beginning -- with a lie (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
When she became the new press secretary ... left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 #1
You can get 10.000 people to show up to compare assholes. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #2
DC park service: crowd 11,600 Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #3
Consistency keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #4

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
1. When she became the new press secretary ...
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 08:59 PM
Nov 2020

A reporter asked her if she would always tell the truth.
She promised that she would never lie.

That was her first lie.

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