Is There a Huge Crowd Out on the Mall for Trump's Inauguration? A Visual Investigation

By Gabrielle Bluestone  |  January 20, 2017 | 4:53pm
Politics

According to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, there is currently a “huge crowd out on the mall” celebrating Donald Trump’s inauguration. Is that… accurate?

Let’s investigate. Here’s the current scene, via ABC’s live feed:

And for comparison’s sake, the scene at Obama’s 2009 inauguration, via the Associated Press:

I guess it’s true to say President Trump drew historic crowds, just not in the way he meant.

 
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