Aerial shots of the National Mall during President Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday showed relatively sparse crowds.
Crowd estimates for the ceremony have yet to be released, but turnout was certainly lower than Trump said he anticipated.
“We are going to have an unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout for the inauguration, and there will be plenty of movie and entertainment stars,” he said earlier this month, according to The New York Times.
Security had planned for a crowd of about 800,000 to 900,000 people.
Photos taken just prior to the swearing-in ceremony showed large portions of tarp exposed, with almost no one standing near the Washington Monument.
Obama drew 1.8M. Just sayin.
Crowd estimates for the ceremony have yet to be released, but turnout was certainly lower than Trump said he anticipated.
“We are going to have an unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout for the inauguration, and there will be plenty of movie and entertainment stars,” he said earlier this month, according to The New York Times.
Security had planned for a crowd of about 800,000 to 900,000 people.
Photos taken just prior to the swearing-in ceremony showed large portions of tarp exposed, with almost no one standing near the Washington Monument.
Obama drew 1.8M. Just sayin.
