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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2017, 06:03 AM Jan 2017

Donald Trump is the most popular President... since Obama. Period.

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/seth-meyers-consoles-trump-over-tiny-crowd-size-youre-still-the-most-popular-president-since-obama/

On Monday’s Late Night, host Seth Meyers consoled Donald Trump over his objectively small inauguration crowd size, telling the newly-minted leader, “Don’t worry, you’re still the most popular president—since Obama.”

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“Here’s the thing, Mr. President, it was a perfectly respectable crowd—full of people who love you and are excited you won. It’s just not a record breaking crowd. And it’s not your fault you had to follow Barack Obama, people just really liked him. He won the electoral college and the popular vote.”