Maryann Conway

The Atlantic, “One of the many things that is remarkable about the Trump administration is its devotion, even in its first days, to a particular variety of pointless falsehood.”[1]

The Atlantic also shows an amazing shot of almost empty reviewing stands during the Presidents motorcade.[1]

NBC News, “Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, said the White House press secretary gave “alternative facts” when he inaccurately described the inauguration crowd as “the largest ever” during his first appearance before the press this weekend.”[2]

CNN, “This issue started back on Saturday, when the notoriously thin-skinned Trump visited the CIA and, while standing in front of the wall that pays tribute to CIA agents who sacrificed their lives for our nation, bragged about the size of the crowd that had attended his inauguration. Trump, after first trashing the media, told the audience of CIA employees that, “it looked like a million, million and a half people” were standing in the crowd cheering for him.
The only problem with Trump’s statement at the CIA is these pesky things called facts. No one can say with any certainty what the crowd size was, plus objective metrics — such as use of Washington’s mass transit — indicated that Trump’s crowd was much smaller.”[3]

References:

1. The Atlantic, January 22, 2017, David A. Graham – ‘Alternative Facts’: The Needless Lies of the Trump Administration – If the president and his aides will tell easily disproven falsehoods about crowd sizes and speeches, what else will they be willing to dissemble about?
2. NBC News, January 22, 2017, Alexandra Jaffe – Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, said the White House press secretary gave “alternative facts” when he inaccurately described the inauguration crowd as “the largest ever” during his first appearance before the press this weekend.
3. CNN, January 23, 2017, Dean Obeidallah – Dear team Trump,’alternative facts’ are lies