Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Barron Trump and other members of the Trump family got out of the motorcade to walk along the parade route as it moved toward the White House. Getting out to walk along the parade route has been customary since Jimmy Carter.
Trump and his family first got out of the motorcade near the new Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue.
$10 says full-blown shitshow by next Friday (yes, I’m saying that the shitshow hasn’t even really started yet, so buckle up mofos).
Bleak new world.
Bring a barf bag.
How many nights a week do you suppose he’ll spend in Washington? (I think he has a Howard Hughes Kleenex house shoes thing going at the Tower. )
It’s remarkable, the sparse attendance along that route. Everyone who’s an inauguration regular says it’s a stunning departure from the usual. A cheerful bit of schadenfreude in an otherwise gloomy day. And that calls for a drink…
By Jason Easley on Fri, Jan 20th, 2017 at 2:49 pm
Trump’s inauguration is set to go down as one of the biggest flops in presidential history, as the president-elect is going to be met with a tiny crowd and empty stands at his inaugural parade.
This is the kind of reception that a president gets when he comes into office with a 37% approval rating while having lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.
The scary part is that Inauguration Day is supposed to be one of the high points of a president’s popularity with the American people. If Trump can’t be popular or draw a crowd on the day he takes office, it is only a matter of time until Trump sets records for disapproval.
The trend line for presidents isn’t that they get more popular once they are in office. Donald Trump isn’t even getting a honeymoon. The majority of the American people are rejecting Putin’s attempt at a shotgun wedding against the will of democracy and leaving Trump standing alone at the political altar.
Actual parade route photo:
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/01/20/trump-inauguration-flops-thin-crowd-empty-stands-line-parade-route.html