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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 07:15 AM Mar 2018

March For Our Lives crowd was bigger than that at Trump's inauguration, officials say

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the United States to protest gun control following the fatal shooting that killed 17 students and teachers in Parkland.

The ‘March for Our Lives’ crowd exceeded expectations, with officials originally forecasting approximately 500,000 people attending in Washington DC.

Estimations suggest the crowd even outnumbered that of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Senator Chris Van Hollen had predicted such, and told The Hill:

I can tell you for sure, it’s larger than the Trump inauguration.

Mere hours after the march ended, organisers told NBC News that the estimated crowd size was 800,000 people.


[link:https://www.indy100.com/article/march-for-our-lives-crowd-bigger-trump-inauguration-according-to-officials-8272721|
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March For Our Lives crowd was bigger than that at Trump's inauguration, officials say (Original Post) Soph0571 Mar 2018 OP
"Fake News" Tweet Coming In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #1
A decent, honest, noble man would honor & congratulate America's kids. Achilleaze Mar 2018 #2
But true to Trumps chicken Character, he slivered away to Florida riversedge Mar 2018 #3
So...his crowds were outnumbered not only by the Women's March but by the kids Maeve Mar 2018 #4
Do'nt forget Soxfan58 Mar 2018 #7
No surprise there! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2018 #5
He and his cult will not believe it since they were not there to witness. TNNurse Mar 2018 #6
Trump's inauguration was bigger... LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2018 #8
That one True Blue American Mar 2018 #9
Kick dalton99a Mar 2018 #10

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
2. A decent, honest, noble man would honor & congratulate America's kids.
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 07:30 AM
Mar 2018

But the republicans & russians have infested America with Dirty Donny* So he will probably have an ego spaz, then squander another $3 million of our tax dollars on himself by indulging in another luxury opulent expensive gourmet golfy goof off. Sad.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

Maeve

(42,279 posts)
4. So...his crowds were outnumbered not only by the Women's March but by the kids
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 08:32 AM
Mar 2018

And not sure the women didn't out number him twice...

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
6. He and his cult will not believe it since they were not there to witness.
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 08:55 AM
Mar 2018

If someone challenges you with this, remind them there were no big gatherings in other cities on inauguration day.

8. Trump's inauguration was bigger...
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 09:06 AM
Mar 2018

...if you don't count those who had a sign without a misspelled word. (That's one thing I noticed. There was not a misspelled word on any of the signs I saw, even those in other countries.)

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