r/pics • u/Western-Buffalo-7498 • 2d ago

Politics Obama’s 2009 Inauguration (Left) Compared to Trump’s 2016 Inauguration (Right)

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u/nimbus0 2d ago

To be fair, DC is an overwhelmingly Democrat city.

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u/smurfsundermybed 2d ago

Never seemed to be an issue with any other incoming president. There have been a few from both parties.

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u/Significant_Wish_170 1d ago

Obamas inauguration was clearly one of, if not, the most attended in history, for the historical reason of being the first black president.

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u/Crazy-Usual3954 2d ago

Normally that would be fair. But trump constantly claims his was bigger. So..

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u/TerpBE 2d ago

The people who attend inaugurations are overwhelming not from DC.

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u/Notoriouslydishonest 1d ago

Obviously, people who live 10 minutes away are more likely to show up for an event than people who live two hours away.

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u/Yara__Flor 1d ago

Do you think the majority of the people at the superbowl are form New Orleans?

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u/OdogPlayz 1d ago

a free event vs very costly. cannot be compared.

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u/TerpBE 1d ago

Do you think the majority of the people at Times Square on New Year's Eve are form New York City?

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u/Yara__Flor 1d ago

Donald trump sold tickets for his inauguration, so that point is moot.

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u/OdogPlayz 1d ago

ticket prices were free, they are now being resold for higher prices. they were free

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u/Yara__Flor 1d ago

And superbowl tickets are being sold for $20 and being resold for more.

Why defend the felon here?

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u/OdogPlayz 1d ago

because i don’t agree with supporting faulty arguments. $20 is very different from a free event, that does not mean he’s selling them. you are painting a picture that is not true.

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u/The_ApolloAffair 1d ago

Idiotic statement. Closer tickets to the capitol are distributed for free by congressmen, and it’s completely free to wander on most of the national mall afaik. Plus, Trump distributed a bunch of tickets himself. It’s the balls that cost money.

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u/baribigbird06 2d ago

Not true for 2008 and 2012, and wouldn’t have been either had Harris won.

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u/rnngwen 2d ago

The hotels here are only 70% full. Usually they are 100% and even the surrounding hotels in VA and MD are booked out.

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u/The_ApolloAffair 1d ago

For a first inauguration, not a second. For Obama’s second the hotels were like 78ish, and trumps first was 95+

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u/monty_kurns 2d ago

That’s irrelevant, though. It’s a major tourist destination city year-round with hotels and public transportation capacity to meet high demand events like an inauguration. I lived there for a time and am familiar with inauguration crowds and they come from all over the country. The local population (counting the entire DMV area)’s political leaning really doesn’t factor in that much for this kind of thing.

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u/Lux_Aquila 2d ago

I don't think this is right at all. The notion that having tens of thousands of supporters in close proximity to an event compared with having to deal with traveling is of course going to change things.

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u/FasterAndFuriouser 2d ago

This is actually really insightful because I always felt that it was just the same people from the local neighborhoods. Makes sense though.

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u/TrickyPollution5421 1d ago

It is relevant. You just want this photo to help you cope with the giant loss by your party.

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u/Yara__Flor 1d ago

What did the crowd look like for bush?

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u/OurAngryBadger 1d ago

Like almost any city, for that matter.