Trump to hang photo of inauguration crowd in front of White House reporters

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

A panoramic photo of Donald Trump’s inauguration crowd will hang in the West Wing, the president announced Tuesday afternoon on Twitter, where reporters skeptical of his “unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout” will see it every day.

Trump made no reference to the clash between his administration and the press corps over the weekend regarding the attendance at his inauguration, only writing that the photo was delivered yesterday and that it “will be displayed in the upper/lower press hall.” The upper press and lower press are specific areas in the West Wing where administration press and communications officials work and to which reporters have access.

The upper and lower press areas were also decorated with photos during President Barack Obama’s administration. Those photos were rotated somewhat regularly to reflect the president’s recent activities and in the administration’s final weeks included highlights of his eight years in office.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-inauguration-photo-press-234113

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Do you get the feeling that Trump's mother paid neighborhood kids to come to his birthday parties?

[orangecrush]

1. Wonder how much

That photoshop cost?

[Wounded Bear]

37. Cheap....he got the 400 lb guy to do it...

[orangecrush]

40. ...

We are in a real shitstorm, my friend.

[GP6971]

2. That or future gang member candidates. n/t

[George II]

3. How about Obama's Inauguration picture too, just for comparison?

[milestogo]

18. That probably is Obama's Inauguration picture

with Trump photoshopped in.

[Girl powers]

23. Height of trees

Compare the height of the trees in background to see if this has been photo shopped.

[George II]

30. It's his picture, but taken from that angle one doesn't see the large empty areas at the back...

...of each rectangle, just the people at the front of each, and it doesn't show the last few sections that were empty:

Link to tweet

/photo/1

[Ms. Toad]

41. You can see them. That's what I like about the Gigapixel

I can see them in the photo - but they are even more obvious, having zoomed in and seen the faxt bare spaces and realizing the tents about halfway back (level with the castle) block his view of the other half of the absolutely empty half of the mall.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Sure

is a pompous ass

[hells]

5. Why not the aerial view ?

[TeamPooka]

6. Comparing apples are driving Orange crazy. nt

[Grassy Knoll]

7. LOL, It Took Them A Week To Figure Out Photoshop.....

Good Job Don Klan, It Kinda looks real, ALT-Photography!!

[briv1016]

10. Any hope of a high res to look for duplicates?

A simple pattern searching software could easily be used.

[NYC Liberal]

20. It's real, but highly misleading.

It's taken at a downward angle with the most densely crowded section (the front, where all the VIPs were) filling most of the frame.

This isn't fooling anyone. We have the aerial photo that shows the ENTIRE mall, where you can see quite clearly how spare the crowd really is. Trump's inauguration had a bunch of VIPs packed in at the front, and then barely anyone past that. Obama's inauguration had a huge crowd across the entire mall.

[Atman]

31. You can clearly see the big white areas.

This is not the great photo he thinks it is. It actually affirms the overhead view.

[briv1016]

8. How small of an "ego" can Donald really have?

This is going way beyond sad.

[catbyte]

9. Jesus Fucking Christ. This is utterly terrifying. Not even a week & he's Kim Jung Un

[Initech]

21. Another week and he'll be Stalin or Mussolini.

[tavernier]

11. Distraction for us to focus on

while he dismantles 8 years worth of hard work.

"Oh look at the crazy things he keeps doing!" we all say and laugh.

Yeah, crazy like a fox.

[2naSalit]

12. More like eight decades...

or eight generations.

[hurple]

13. Look closely

you can see the seam where Obama's photo was stitched to trumps.

Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!!!

What a pathetic, delicate little snowflake!

LOSER!

[mpcamb]

14. What a petty little weasel.

[Grammy23]

15. Yep, and tRump's mama hung a pork chop around his neck so the dog would play with him.

I have to say these things to keep from crying. Four days into tRump's term and we already see how things are headed. I had a nightmare last night after reading before bedtime what had transpired in DC yesterday. Woke myself up saying, "I am afraid." Not sure what I am in store for tonight.....

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. The view from front always looks bigger. The people shield the blank spots behind them.

When you look from behind, as in the aerial photos, the tallness of the people is not a factor because the empty areas are behind them and thus visible from behind.

[CentralMass]

17. An article about Trumps childhood. His father sent to a military boarding school when hecwas 13

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/young-donald-trump-military-school/2016/06/22/f0b3b164-317c-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html?utm_term=.ffd4cf3afc1a

[TalenaGor]

19. heres a gigapixel of the crowd - hours of fun zooming in on people

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/01/politics/trump-inauguration-gigapixel/

for example - zoom in behind trump - just north east of the obamas theres a guy sleeping lol
also - theres ALOT of pink out there - pussy hats and all

edit to try to fix link

[cstanleytech]

22. Trump is going to go down in history as one of the most petty, immature leaders of

a major world power.

[Vinca]

24. That has to be photoshopped because we saw the overhead, time stamped pictures.

[Paladin]

25. As bad as he is, do you really think Mike Pence would be pulling vindictive shit like this?

It's time for everybody to grasp the fact that we've got a wildly unbalanced man in the White House, that he's manifestly unfit for duty, and that he needs to be removed from office at the earliest feasible time. And yes, Mike Pence would be better.

[Freedomofspeech]

26. I agree...

Can't stand him but he's not totally insane like this one is.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

33. Both Trump and Pence are like poisonous snakes.

Dangerous and something you don't want to encounter.

Difference being, Pence is like a copperhead--poisonous but the venom is slow moving.

Trump's like a black mamba. That sucker's bite will kill you within an hour.

I don't want to be bitten by either, but if I had my choice, I'd rather the copperhead.

[Paladin]

34. Nice comparison, TC. I agree with you. (nt)

[nini]

35. Exactly right

That idea Pence is worse stuff it ridiculous. Not that he's a picnic either.

With all the other crap going on at least I'd be less worried Pence would use nukes.

[dawnie51]

27. Where are all the red MAGA hats?

a large percentage of real attendees wore that stupid cap. Don't see much red headwear

[Princess Turandot]

28. The image in the article is not the one he's talking about...

It was posted on DU yesterday; it appears that a local photographer sent it to him: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028529035

But note that those seats in the 'panorama' image are the ones in the assigned(?) seats/places immediately in front of the Capitol. Those seats are usually filled in every inauguration. The huge crowds for PBO in 2009 were standing on the 1.1 mile stretch between the reflecting pool behind the assigned area and the Washington Monument.

Link to tweet

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[jmowreader]

45. OMG someone looked a little closer at the caption on the print

It says "January 21st, 2017".

[Javaman]

29. that's really bad photoshop. nt

[heaven05]

32. '1984'--2017

my, my, my......

[neeksgeek]

36. We should hang photos of his crimes wherever he can see them. n/t

[Generator]

38. What the fuck is he going to do

If a world leader says a mean word to him? What is he going to do when real crisis hits? Fucking nutjob. Most 10 year olds have more self control and self esteem.

[hamsterjill]

39. Who are Trump's biggest competitors in his clothing line?

I don't buy any of his shit, so I don't know anything about it. I know he does ties, but does he also do shirts, caps, etc.? If so, who is his biggest competitor?

Because the reporters all need to wear merchandise from THAT competitor when they go to these press areas.

[jmowreader]

44. You're talking about the business clothing someone'd wear to a Trump briefing?

I think the rough equivalent to Trump's line is either Jos. A. Bank or Brooks Brothers. The problem with business wear is, unless you're REALLY familiar with the very small details that set one brand apart from all others, that shit's pretty much indistinguishable.

However, given that, I'd recommend buying it at Macy's...and doing your damndest to make sure he knows that.

[rug]

42. The press should hang this:

[jmowreader]

43. I wonder what would happen...

if someone just casually taped the picture of the half-empty inauguration crowd over this one and waited until Little Boots walked in...

[politicat]

46. Recc'ed for your last line.

The first of those photos I saw had a big ole horse's ass in the center of the frame.

Oh, yep. Still there.

[adigal]

47. Did he change the date on it from Jan 21 to Jan 20th? The Woman's March Day?? LOL!! nt