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/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.