Then candidate Donald Trump talked about women, immigrant and the size of his hands during the race to the White House. As inauguration day crept nearer, talk of who would perform (3 Doors Down) and who wouldn’t (everyone else) was internet fodder. After No. 45 took his oath andprotests swelled, the web took a look at the size of Trump’s crowds, specifically compared to those who gathered for former President Barack Obama’s inaugural moment. Here’s the side-by-side:
LOL #Obama‘s inaugural concert in 2009 (first two photos) vs. #Trump‘s #InauguralConcert today. TRAGIC. pic.twitter.com/w71xsDVx0B
— Mark Sundstrom (@106th) January 19, 2017
Metro usage in the DC area was also down, NBC transit reporter Adam Tuss tweeted.
NEW: Metro ridership numbers show a huge drop compared to the previous 2 Obama Inaugurations #wmata @nbcwashington #nbc4dc cc @cmartinez400 pic.twitter.com/CEfE6yqRJS
— Adam Tuss (@AdamTuss) January 20, 2017
No Metro parking lots at capacity #wmata @nbcwashington #nbc4dc https://t.co/fwVQySk9Fs
— Adam Tuss (@AdamTuss) January 20, 2017
Transportation-wise, the story of this inauguration so far is the small crowds. Roads/rails/everywhere. #wmata @nbcwashington #NBC4DC pic.twitter.com/Ah7wjfezRC
— Adam Tuss (@AdamTuss) January 20, 2017
Prior to Friday, the estimates put Trump’s crowd numbers at 700,000 to 900,000 people — about half that of those who came to see Obama in 2009 —NBC reported. There will be no official count, asthe National Park Service stopped keeping tabs oncrowd size after “dueling forecasts” during the 1995 Million Man March,Politico reported. Follow Kimberly M. Aquilina on Twitter@KimESTAqui.
