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Trump tweets criticism over US protests
January 22, 2017 By: Samaa Web Desk Published in Global Be the first to comment!
Demonstrators gather on The Ellipse during the Women’s March on Washington January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. -AFP
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump took to Twitter early Sunday to needle the estimated two million people who marched in women-led mass protests against him a day earlier, including celebrities who took part.
“Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly,” Trump tweeted.
A second, more formally worded, missive followed an hour later in which the Republican leader stressed that he respected the right to demonstrate.
“Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don’t always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views,” he tweeted.
There was no official crowd count for the largest march, in Washington, but organizers told AFP they were confident it drew one million people, protesting any rollback of the rights of women, immigrants and minorities under Trump’s presidency.
At least a million people marched in other US cities, according to a tally of official counts for 15 major demonstrations compiled by CNN.
That figure did not include the many smaller sister marches held across the country and worldwide, which organizers numbered at over 600.
The scale of the mass protests highlights the depth of resistance to the former reality TV star, two days after he was sworn in as president with an approval rating of just 37 percent.
Pop diva Madonna made an unannounced appearance Saturday in Washington, joining hundreds of thousands of protesters who rallied for women’s rights in defiance of Trump.
Other celebrities at the massive demonstration included actresses Scarlett Johansson, Ashley Judd and America Ferrera, filmmaker Michael Moore and the feminist icon Gloria Steinem. -AFP
https://www.samaa.tv/international/2017/01/trump-tweets-criticism-over-us-protests/
January 22, 2017 By: Samaa Web Desk Published in Global Be the first to comment!
Demonstrators gather on The Ellipse during the Women’s March on Washington January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. -AFP
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump took to Twitter early Sunday to needle the estimated two million people who marched in women-led mass protests against him a day earlier, including celebrities who took part.
“Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly,” Trump tweeted.
A second, more formally worded, missive followed an hour later in which the Republican leader stressed that he respected the right to demonstrate.
“Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don’t always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views,” he tweeted.
There was no official crowd count for the largest march, in Washington, but organizers told AFP they were confident it drew one million people, protesting any rollback of the rights of women, immigrants and minorities under Trump’s presidency.
At least a million people marched in other US cities, according to a tally of official counts for 15 major demonstrations compiled by CNN.
That figure did not include the many smaller sister marches held across the country and worldwide, which organizers numbered at over 600.
The scale of the mass protests highlights the depth of resistance to the former reality TV star, two days after he was sworn in as president with an approval rating of just 37 percent.
Pop diva Madonna made an unannounced appearance Saturday in Washington, joining hundreds of thousands of protesters who rallied for women’s rights in defiance of Trump.
Other celebrities at the massive demonstration included actresses Scarlett Johansson, Ashley Judd and America Ferrera, filmmaker Michael Moore and the feminist icon Gloria Steinem. -AFP
https://www.samaa.tv/international/2017/01/trump-tweets-criticism-over-us-protests/
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Donald Trump is the most unpopular American president ever. His popularity is less than 40%.More than 1 million marched against Trump in US -- and that's without counting DC
By Z. Byron Wolf, Christina Walker and Travis Caldwell, CNN
Updated 9:52 PM ET, Sat January 21, 2017
(CNN)More than a million Americans took to the streets of the United States to protest Donald Trump the day after his inauguration. And that doesn't include the many thousands of people who took part in the main event -- The Women's March on Washington -- for which there was no official crowd estimate.
CNN did not make its own crowd estimates, but compiled official estimates from law enforcement agencies for many of the "sister marches" around the country that drew large crowds. There were other marches in cities around the world.
Marchers planned events in many cities outside the nation's capitol. CNN looked at media reports citing law enforcement figures in many of those cities. Massive gatherings in places like New York and Denver were not included because authorities there did not offer an official estimate.
Crowd sizes became an issue in Washington Saturday when Trump visited the CIA and during remarks to employees there, accused an unnamed news organization of misrepresenting the attendance for his own inauguration.
"We had a massive field of people," he told the US intelligence agency. "You saw that. Packed. I get up this morning, I turn on one of the networks, and they show an empty field. I'm like, wait a minute. I made a speech. I looked out, the field was, it looked like a million, million and a half people. They showed a field where there were practically nobody standing there. And they said, 'Donald Trump did not draw well,' " the President said.
"It looked honestly like a million and a half people, whatever it was, it was, but it went all the way back to the Washington Monument and I turn on, by mistake, I get this network, and it showed an empty field. Said we drew 250,000 people. Now, that's not bad. But it's a lie," he said.
It wasn't clear which outlet Trump was referring to. CNN has not reported a specific size to the crowd since there has been no official estimate.
Later, White House press secretary Sean Spicer went on a tear against the political press for reporting on crowd size. The National Park Service, which oversees the National Mall, has been instructed by Congress not to offer crowd size estimates.
"This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period," Spicer said, although evidence suggests otherwise.
Photos of Trump's inauguration compared to Barack Obama's in 2009 and also to the Women's March suggest the President drew a smaller crowd, although there could be other reasons, including a heightened security perimeter on Friday for the inauguration that was not in place on Saturday for the Women's March and protesters on Friday, who obstructed entrance points to the inauguration and parade route.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/polit...ton/index.html0930AMStoryLink&linkId=33648295
Lol now America has their own Pervaiz Rawshit
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...guration-attendance-sean-spicer-a7539776.html
American politics got Pakistanified
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We must support legitimate struggle of moderate rebels against a facist dictator world must not stay silent on Trump,s suppression of opposition
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We must support legitimate struggle of moderate rebels against a facist dictator world must not stay silent on Trump,s suppression of opposition
Lol
American democracy style.
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President Donald Trump greets Bishop Harry Jackson of the Hope Christian Church in Maryland at an interfaith prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral. At right is Narayanachar L Dialakote of the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland. (NYT Photo)
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It is very embarrassing to watch White House press secretary lie like hell in his first news conference from the White House.
Sean Spicer told at least 5 untruths in 5 minutes
By KYLE CHENEY and DAN DIAMOND
01/21/17 10:06 PM EST
Updated 01/22/17 12:51 PM EST
In his first post-inauguration news conference Saturday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer immediately accused reporters of making inaccurate claims.
He then proceeded to make no fewer than four inaccurate claims in five minutes and 30 seconds of speaking, took no questions, and left.
Here they are.
1. "This was the first time in our nation's history that floor coverings have been used to protect the grass on the Mall. That had the effect of highlighting any areas where people were not standing, while in years past the grass eliminated this visual."
Actually, 2013 was the first time a special floor covering was installed to protect the grass on the National Mall. The Washington Post reported shortly before the second Obama inauguration that officials placed “several acres of a special plastic flooring.”
Getty Images includes in its archives an image of workers laying the flooring just ahead of Obama’s swearing-in that year.
And other reporters dredged up their own photos from 2013 that revealed the protective covering.
2. "All of this space [from Trump’s platform to the Washington Monument] was full when the president took the Oath of Office."
This photograph, taken during Trump’s inaugural address and published by CNN, shows considerable crowd gaps between the Capitol and the Washington Monument on the National Mall. To believe the area was full when Trump took the oath, one would have to believe the watchers left en masse in the minutes between the oath and the speech.
3. "We know that 420,000 people used the D.C. Metro public transit yesterday, which actually compares to 317,000 that used it for President Obama's last inaugural."
On Friday, the D.C. Metro published ridership statistics for the past four inauguration days. The figures go up until 11 a.m., presumably on the assumption that riders using the system after that are unlikely to be attending the noon-time ceremony.
Spicer is correct that, per Metro, there were 317,000 trips taken before 11 a.m. in 2013, “President Obama’s last inaugural.” But by that metric, the 2017 figure would be 193,000 — less than half of the 420,000 Spicer claimed.
In terms of full-day ridership, Metro told The Washington Post that riders took 570,557 trips Friday. But by that metric, Spicer is wrong about Inauguration Day 2013, when there were 782,000 trips taken. On Inauguration Day 2009, per the Post, that figure hit 1.1 million.
4. "This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe."
While the new administration disputes the count, the visual evidence from overhead photography is overwhelming: Far more people stood on the Mall and witnessed Obama’s inauguration in 2009 than Trump’s inauguration on Friday.
The global viewing audience is nearly impossible to calculate, but at least four previous presidents drew bigger domestic TV audiences than Trump. According to Nielsen ratings, 30.6 million viewers tuned in across 12 networks to watch Trump’s inauguration. That falls well short of the 41.8 million viewers who watched Ronald Reagan’s 1981 inauguration, the 37.7 million who watched Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the 34.1 million who watched Jimmy Carter’s 1977 inauguration and the 33 million who watched Richard Nixon’s 1973 inauguration.
Millions of viewers also tuned in for livestreams of Trump’s inauguration, and CNN says that there were 16.9 million livestreams on its site and apps across the day. But Obama’s 2009 inauguration drew then-record online audiences, with CNN reporting more than 25 million livestreams across the day — and so much demand during Obama’s speech that many viewers were shunted to online waiting rooms.
Update: Spicer's fifth falsehood was confirmed by multiple sources Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
5. "This was also the first time that fencing and magnetometers went as far back on the Mall, preventing hundreds of thousands of people from being able to access the Mall as quickly as they had in inaugurations past."
Spicer said enhanced security techniques had delayed inauguration attendees from taking their places as early as they had in years past. But the U.S. Secret Service told The New York Times that security measures were largely unchanged. CNN reporter Robert Acosta tweeted that the Secret Service told him they were not — contrary to what Spicer said — using magnetometers.
Sean Spicer told at least 5 untruths in 5 minutes
By KYLE CHENEY and DAN DIAMOND
01/21/17 10:06 PM EST
Updated 01/22/17 12:51 PM EST
In his first post-inauguration news conference Saturday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer immediately accused reporters of making inaccurate claims.
He then proceeded to make no fewer than four inaccurate claims in five minutes and 30 seconds of speaking, took no questions, and left.
Here they are.
1. "This was the first time in our nation's history that floor coverings have been used to protect the grass on the Mall. That had the effect of highlighting any areas where people were not standing, while in years past the grass eliminated this visual."
Actually, 2013 was the first time a special floor covering was installed to protect the grass on the National Mall. The Washington Post reported shortly before the second Obama inauguration that officials placed “several acres of a special plastic flooring.”
Getty Images includes in its archives an image of workers laying the flooring just ahead of Obama’s swearing-in that year.
And other reporters dredged up their own photos from 2013 that revealed the protective covering.
2. "All of this space [from Trump’s platform to the Washington Monument] was full when the president took the Oath of Office."
This photograph, taken during Trump’s inaugural address and published by CNN, shows considerable crowd gaps between the Capitol and the Washington Monument on the National Mall. To believe the area was full when Trump took the oath, one would have to believe the watchers left en masse in the minutes between the oath and the speech.
3. "We know that 420,000 people used the D.C. Metro public transit yesterday, which actually compares to 317,000 that used it for President Obama's last inaugural."
On Friday, the D.C. Metro published ridership statistics for the past four inauguration days. The figures go up until 11 a.m., presumably on the assumption that riders using the system after that are unlikely to be attending the noon-time ceremony.
Spicer is correct that, per Metro, there were 317,000 trips taken before 11 a.m. in 2013, “President Obama’s last inaugural.” But by that metric, the 2017 figure would be 193,000 — less than half of the 420,000 Spicer claimed.
In terms of full-day ridership, Metro told The Washington Post that riders took 570,557 trips Friday. But by that metric, Spicer is wrong about Inauguration Day 2013, when there were 782,000 trips taken. On Inauguration Day 2009, per the Post, that figure hit 1.1 million.
4. "This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe."
While the new administration disputes the count, the visual evidence from overhead photography is overwhelming: Far more people stood on the Mall and witnessed Obama’s inauguration in 2009 than Trump’s inauguration on Friday.
The global viewing audience is nearly impossible to calculate, but at least four previous presidents drew bigger domestic TV audiences than Trump. According to Nielsen ratings, 30.6 million viewers tuned in across 12 networks to watch Trump’s inauguration. That falls well short of the 41.8 million viewers who watched Ronald Reagan’s 1981 inauguration, the 37.7 million who watched Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the 34.1 million who watched Jimmy Carter’s 1977 inauguration and the 33 million who watched Richard Nixon’s 1973 inauguration.
Millions of viewers also tuned in for livestreams of Trump’s inauguration, and CNN says that there were 16.9 million livestreams on its site and apps across the day. But Obama’s 2009 inauguration drew then-record online audiences, with CNN reporting more than 25 million livestreams across the day — and so much demand during Obama’s speech that many viewers were shunted to online waiting rooms.
Update: Spicer's fifth falsehood was confirmed by multiple sources Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
5. "This was also the first time that fencing and magnetometers went as far back on the Mall, preventing hundreds of thousands of people from being able to access the Mall as quickly as they had in inaugurations past."
Spicer said enhanced security techniques had delayed inauguration attendees from taking their places as early as they had in years past. But the U.S. Secret Service told The New York Times that security measures were largely unchanged. CNN reporter Robert Acosta tweeted that the Secret Service told him they were not — contrary to what Spicer said — using magnetometers.
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It is very embarrassing to watch White House press secretary lie like hell in his first news conference from the White House.
Sean Spicer told at least 5 untruths in 5 minutes
By KYLE CHENEY and DAN DIAMOND
01/21/17 10:06 PM EST
Updated 01/22/17 12:51 PM EST
In his first post-inauguration news conference Saturday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer immediately accused reporters of making inaccurate claims.
He then proceeded to make no fewer than four inaccurate claims in five minutes and 30 seconds of speaking, took no questions, and left.
Here they are.
1. "This was the first time in our nation's history that floor coverings have been used to protect the grass on the Mall. That had the effect of highlighting any areas where people were not standing, while in years past the grass eliminated this visual."
Actually, 2013 was the first time a special floor covering was installed to protect the grass on the National Mall. The Washington Post reported shortly before the second Obama inauguration that officials placed “several acres of a special plastic flooring.”
Getty Images includes in its archives an image of workers laying the flooring just ahead of Obama’s swearing-in that year.
And other reporters dredged up their own photos from 2013 that revealed the protective covering.
2. "All of this space [from Trump’s platform to the Washington Monument] was full when the president took the Oath of Office."
This photograph, taken during Trump’s inaugural address and published by CNN, shows considerable crowd gaps between the Capitol and the Washington Monument on the National Mall. To believe the area was full when Trump took the oath, one would have to believe the watchers left en masse in the minutes between the oath and the speech.
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3. "We know that 420,000 people used the D.C. Metro public transit yesterday, which actually compares to 317,000 that used it for President Obama's last inaugural."
On Friday, the D.C. Metro published ridership statistics for the past four inauguration days. The figures go up until 11 a.m., presumably on the assumption that riders using the system after that are unlikely to be attending the noon-time ceremony.
Spicer is correct that, per Metro, there were 317,000 trips taken before 11 a.m. in 2013, “President Obama’s last inaugural.” But by that metric, the 2017 figure would be 193,000 — less than half of the 420,000 Spicer claimed.
In terms of full-day ridership, Metro told The Washington Post that riders took 570,557 trips Friday. But by that metric, Spicer is wrong about Inauguration Day 2013, when there were 782,000 trips taken. On Inauguration Day 2009, per the Post, that figure hit 1.1 million.
4. "This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe."
While the new administration disputes the count, the visual evidence from overhead photography is overwhelming: Far more people stood on the Mall and witnessed Obama’s inauguration in 2009 than Trump’s inauguration on Friday.
The global viewing audience is nearly impossible to calculate, but at least four previous presidents drew bigger domestic TV audiences than Trump. According to Nielsen ratings, 30.6 million viewers tuned in across 12 networks to watch Trump’s inauguration. That falls well short of the 41.8 million viewers who watched Ronald Reagan’s 1981 inauguration, the 37.7 million who watched Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the 34.1 million who watched Jimmy Carter’s 1977 inauguration and the 33 million who watched Richard Nixon’s 1973 inauguration.
Millions of viewers also tuned in for livestreams of Trump’s inauguration, and CNN says that there were 16.9 million livestreams on its site and apps across the day. But Obama’s 2009 inauguration drew then-record online audiences, with CNN reporting more than 25 million livestreams across the day — and so much demand during Obama’s speech that many viewers were shunted to online waiting rooms.
Update: Spicer's fifth falsehood was confirmed by multiple sources Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
5. "This was also the first time that fencing and magnetometers went as far back on the Mall, preventing hundreds of thousands of people from being able to access the Mall as quickly as they had in inaugurations past."
Spicer said enhanced security techniques had delayed inauguration attendees from taking their places as early as they had in years past. But the U.S. Secret Service told The New York Times that security measures were largely unchanged. CNN reporter Robert Acosta tweeted that the Secret Service told him they were not — contrary to what Spicer said — using magnetometers.
I'm trying my best to support our new President, but this is flat out embarrassing. The media has every right to annihilate the administration if they continue to conduct themselves in such a manner.
If Trump doesn't drop his petty act and focus on real issues, his party will lose control of Congress next year and he won't make it to a 2nd term.
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Both Trump and Clinton are embarrassments.
But here is what I think will happen now that Dump is Prez...
Clump is not a 'details' kind of man, whereas Obama had to fight off the urge to be the typical micro-manager. Both leaders were observed by their people of their styles of leadership and management bent. Any corporation is a dictatorship and this environment is where Chump is most comfortable. If Bump is faced with an opposition Congress, then America will be in deep shit, but that is not the case. The Democrats lost badly at both state and federal level and the electoral stats proved it.
What this means -- in my opinion -- is that the political operating environment that could have challenged Frump's management style now works in the Republicans' favor. The Republicans will let Dump be their 'point man' on major issues. Let him, via his press secretary and social media tools, fight, and therefore distract, the press on those major issues. They will work out the details of the visions presented and of the promises made during the campaign. This is the Republicans' show and even Sump knows it.
It will be the Republicans who can create disasters for Trump, not the other way around, now that they are the legislative majority over the country. If they do not remain cohesive and learned the mistakes made by the Democrats, especially regarding the arrogance consistently made by Democrat leaders, it is the Republicans who will deny Trump the second term.
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which operates the subway system, said in a tweet that 193,000 had taken the Metro as of 11 a.m., far fewer than the 513,000 who’d ridden by the same hour in 2009. The ridership ahead of President George W. Bush’s second inauguration in 2005 was 197,000.
'Nuff said
