White House Press Secretary Rips Reporters In First Briefing Room Appearance [View all]

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Source: The Huffington Post

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[font size4]He accused them of inaccurately reporting the size of Donald Trumps inaugural crowds.[/font]

01/21/2017 05:58 pm ET
Sam Levine Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post

[font size3]White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer used his first appearance in the White House briefing room to unequivocally rebuke the press and accuse reporters of misreporting the size of the crowd at Donald Trumps inauguration.

Spicer claimed that photos of the inaugural crowd on the National Mall did not accurately reflect the number of people who attended the event. However, photos of Trumps inauguration showed that the crowd was significantly smaller than it was at Barack Obamas inauguration in 2009.

Spicer also criticized a report from White House reporters saying Trump had removed a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. from the Oval Office. The report was later corrected.[/font][/font]


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