Kellyanne Conway: Press Secretary Gave ‘Alternative Facts’ on Inauguration Crowd

[zaino]

His inauguration was very low energy. Lame ratings!

Also low attendance. SAD!

[Gray_Matter]

The media reported on what polling was showing. Yes, polling can be wrong about shit (though not a single poll put Trump's chances at victory that low), and most polling groups are pretty open about the fact that they royally messed up with the election. And many are looking into why their polling wasn't accurate this time, and what they can do to improve their methodology. Because polling is usually extremely accurate.

But you're mistaking polling being wrong with media making up polls. Something which did not happen at all.

The polls weren't far off. They had Clinton winning the popular vote by about 3.2% but she won by about 2%. On the state level they were less accurate but still not far off. The problem is that it was enough for Trump to win which was in the margin of error in most of the states. Granted at the top end but still in the margin for error.

Regarding his approval rating, take a look at this:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...-age-of-trump/

[alexw]

It's not a lie, it's an alternative fact.

Woops yes, my mistake.

People are entitled to their alternative facts. We do live in a multi-dimensional universe after all, and all the Trumpists are doing is choosing facts from a different bit of the multiverse.

[Wyrt]

I just realized, Trump was totally right about Obama being a Kenyan Muslim. It's just an alternative fact.

[AndaliteBandit]

The polls weren't far off. They had Clinton winning the popular vote by about 3.2% but she won by about 2%. On the state level they were less accurate but still not far off. The problem is that it was enough for Trump to win which was in the margin of error in most of the states. Granted at the top end but still in the margin for error.

Regarding his approval rating, take a look at this:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...-age-of-trump/

You might as well be arguing with a brick wall. These are the kind of people who think the weatherman lied if he said there was a 5% chance of rain, and it rained.

[Mister Cheese]

For those who still have doubt.



Video with no commentary. He had a smaller crowd. Get over your big dick syndrome and fucking deal with it.

[Thepersona]

You think any Trump supporter (me included) believes the media's "approval rating" of Trump..when he literally just won when media said he has a 1% chance?

i take that you didnt take any statistics classes on college or university...

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PBS time lapse'd the inauguration

cant argue with facts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdantUf5tXg

that's why trump wants to gut pbs

[belfpala]

For those who still have doubt.

Video with no commentary. He had a smaller crowd. Get over your big dick syndrome and fucking deal with it.

Run to the hills!

[araine]

Is there a news station left that is considered reputable?

Thank god for everyone filming everyone and liveleaks and wikileaks or we would never know anything about anything.

Breitbart, infowars and maybe the KKK homepage gets approved by donny tinyhands. really alternative facts is the biggest crap i have ever heard when it comes to lies. IF they lie about things we can fact check ourself in 3seconds imagine how much they lie about other things

[sethman75]

All i can say is that the silent majority of people that voted Trump in had actual jobs to go to.

Which is more than i can say for those criminal protesters and by the looks of it most of the women the other day.

[araine]

But but but they said those alternative facts showed he had the bigly crowd ever. donny and his crew wouldnt lie would they? oh wait spicer's comments got labeled pants on fire by politifact already.

1st message from the trump administration after they get sworn in and it is a pants on fire lie

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...r-metrics-don/

[Torgent]

All i can say is that the silent majority of people that voted Trump in had actual jobs to go to.

Which is more than i can say for those criminal protesters and by the looks of it most of the women the other day.

How out of touch could you possibly be?

[Wyrt]

All i can say is that the silent majority of people that voted Trump in had actual jobs to go to.

Which is more than i can say for those criminal protesters and by the looks of it most of the women the other day.

Silent majority?

Since when is 19% of the US population a majority? He didn't even get the most votes.

Let me guess, this majority is an alternative fact isn't it?

[araine]

Why do you think they're so insistent that he won't release his tax records?

couple of things, in there that is the reason he isnt showing it and i think it is a combo of all of em.

A) he hasnt paid taxes in years

B) he is no where near as rich as he says he is.

C) it shows very extensive dealings with foreign governments that are considered non friendly by the USA.

Thats the 3 main reason he is hiding them is all of them 3 i dont know but i am fairly certain he has several of them in his tax returns

[Wyrt]

Maybe he's basing it on Trump's claims that there was massive voter fraud for Hillary.

Oh, right, when his ego couldn't stand that he lost California in a landslide so he made slanderous and false accusations against it.

[mage21]

For those who still have doubt.



Video with no commentary. He had a smaller crowd. Get over your big dick syndrome and fucking deal with it.

Didn't this whole thing evolve out of the media pointing out his small crowd size, as if that's somehow relevant?

It's kinda like a bunch of people mocking a short guy, then the short guy goes on to defend how tall he is, and everyone saying, "Stop having short man syndrome!" Something like that.

[Mister Cheese]

Run to the hills!

Does Iron Maiden have 1.8 million people in every show? I'm not familiar with their ticket sales.

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Didn't this whole thing evolve out of the media pointing out his small crowd size, as if that's somehow relevant?

It's kinda like a bunch of people mocking a short guy, then the short guy goes on to defend how tall he is, and everyone saying, "Stop having short man syndrome!" Something like that.

I have no idea where this came from. I thought it came from the press secretary saying that this was the biggest turnout ever when in fact, it wasn't.

[mage21]

Does Iron Maiden have 1.8 million people in every show? I'm not familiar with their ticket sales.

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I have no idea where this came from. I thought it came from the press secretary saying that this was the biggest turnout ever when in fact, it wasn't.

The whole backlash from the Trump camp was a response to tons of media coverage over the fact that his crowd size was small. The small crowd size spread on social media and even SNL did a skit about it.

[Wyrt]

Didn't this whole thing evolve out of the media pointing out his small crowd size, as if that's somehow relevant?

It's kinda like a bunch of people mocking a short guy, then the short guy goes on to defend how tall he is, and everyone saying, "Stop having short man syndrome!" Something like that.

No. It came from 1 tweet of the Obama and Trump inauguration crowds side by side.

[Breccia]

All i can say is that the silent majority of people that voted Trump in had actual jobs to go to.

Well that sounds like an excuse for Trump's low numbers, but it says nothing about Trump, Spicer, or Conway lying about what happened.