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"YUGE" crowd turns out for Trump's tree lightning ceremony (Original Post)
RandySF
Nov 2017
OP
According to the White House web site it began at 4:30 pm so if this is hours before
erinlough
Nov 2017
#7
I jump on Trump every chance I get-------I question the validity of the photo
Angry Dragon
Nov 2017
#12
The pic on the left was not at the time of hte tree lighting, "they" say. It was hrs before. nt
Honeycombe8
Dec 2017
#26
I've since learned that the pic is indeed accurate. It's everywhere, and has been vetted. nt
Honeycombe8
Dec 2017
#34
Tracyjo
(737 posts)1. Hahahaha
Sad.
msongs
(70,114 posts)2. how fitting that the tree is wearing a hood nt
Response to RandySF (Original post)
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L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)4. Referring to Trump, I assume.
Therefore, I gave you a pass on jury duty.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,748 posts)5. They couldn't even bother to bus people in from Dumbfuckistan? nt
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)6. photo taken hours before ceremony---------
erinlough
(2,176 posts)7. According to the White House web site it began at 4:30 pm so if this is hours before
It may must have been taken yesterday. It is dark in this photo.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)9. this photo was debunked earlier on DU
lunasun
(21,646 posts)11. others mentioned the crowd as small
Steve Rudin ABC7
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@SteveRudinABC7
The National Tree Lighting ceremony was beautiful this evening - but hard not to notice the empty seats. #Christmas #DMV #USA
5:00 PM - Nov 30, 2017
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)12. I jump on Trump every chance I get-------I question the validity of the photo
zentrum
(9,866 posts)14. Me too.
RandySF
(70,398 posts)23. Compare with 2016
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)13. Oh. These things should be verified before posting. nt
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)26. The pic on the left was not at the time of hte tree lighting, "they" say. It was hrs before. nt
yardwork
(64,070 posts)29. It's already dark. I thought the lighting happens at dusk.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)34. I've since learned that the pic is indeed accurate. It's everywhere, and has been vetted. nt
ProfessorGAC
(69,710 posts)31. So Is The One On The Right
It's still daylight in that photo. The Obama tree lightings didn't happen in the day time.
yardwork
(64,070 posts)30. Link?
RandySF
(70,398 posts)24. Verified by local ABC affiliate.
RandySF
(70,398 posts)21. Hours before Obama tree lighting
BigBearJohn
(11,410 posts)8. Sad. Poor donnie
NOT
procon
(15,805 posts)10. There must be a couple of million people there, biggest crowd in history... nt
marble falls
(62,012 posts)15. Santa has more reindeer on the sleigh team than that crowd has people.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)16. Brilliant !!!
B Stieg
(2,410 posts)17. Looks like 1.5 million, easy
to the Dotard!
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)18. I Understand There Were ....
... thousands turned away by the Secret Service for security reasons. Doesn't that sound like a typical excuse for Donnie Dimwit?
ecstatic
(34,325 posts)19. President Obama tree lighting vs trump (crowd size)
Grammy23
(5,898 posts)20. Have no fear...
By tomorrow that photo will be doctored up and the place will be standing room only!
Who knows? If he gets agitated enough over the crowd size, it might be enough to send him over the edge. Howling at the moon in the Rose Garden. I rather like that thought. Maybe then somebody will DO SOMETHING TO stop our national nightmare.
Norbert
(6,498 posts)25. But, but, I thought this was the greatest crowd
ever to turn out for a tree lighting.
dotard, you want a crowd wait until impeachment proceedings begin.
underpants
(186,450 posts)27. Hey but Kathie Lee was there
?w=748&h=448&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70&dpr=2
underpants
(186,450 posts)28. Thanks I read some thread titles but wanted to see for myself. Sad!
Link to tweet
?s=17
lpbk2713
(43,201 posts)32. White House Press Corps Dinner
First time ever a sitting president was a no-show.