New White House Press Secretary Blasts Media Over Crowd Size Reporting
New White House Press Secretary Blasts Media Over Crowd Size Reporting
by Phil Helsel
President Donald Trump's press secretary on Saturday slammed what he called inaccurate tweets and reporting that suggested the crowd gathered to watch Friday's inauguration was far smaller than the one that watched Barack Obama's in 2009.
Sean Spicer in his first briefing since the inauguration also warned the media that "we're going to hold the press accountable" and said Trump doesn't need the press.
"As long as he serves as the messenger for this incredible movement he will take his message directly to the American people, where his focus will always be," Spicer said.
An estimated 1.8 million people gathered to watch Obama, the nation's first African-American president, be inaugurated in 2009. The size of the crowd Friday is unclear because the National Park Service, which controls the mall, no longer releases official estimates of crowd sizes.
"These attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the inauguration are shameful and wrong," Spicer said.
The Park Service said the coverings are translucent decking to protect the National Mall turf, part of a five-year, $40 million project that was completed in 2016.
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