President Trump’s team set a combative tone with the press on his first full day in office when White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused the media of reporting incorrect information about the size of the crowds at Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. “These attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the inauguration are shameful and wrong,” Spicer said.
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First family settles into White House life
The first family is also adjusting to life in their new roles as first lady, first sons, first daughters and first grandchildren. Following the inaugural ball festivities Friday night, Tiffany and boyfriend Ross Mechanic; Donald Jr., wife Vanessa and daughter Kai; and Eric and wife Lara split off from the presidential motorcade and headed to the Trump International Hotel DC, where they were spotted celebrating the day with a midnight balloon drop with friends and family.
Trump Visits CIA, Bristles Over Inauguration Crowd Count
On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump on Saturday berated the media over its coverage of his inauguration, and turned a bridge-building first visit to CIA headquarters into an airing of grievances about “dishonest” journalists. But it was Trump who spread inaccuracies about the size of the crowds at his swearing in.
Trump praises CIA, bristles over crowd counts
On his first full day in office President Donald Trump on Saturday berated the media over its coverage of his inauguration, and turned a bridge-building first visit to CIA headquarters into an airing of grievances about “dishonest” journalists. But it was Trump who spread inaccuracies about the size of the crowds at his swearing in.
Massive crowd descends on Washington as Women’s March begins
A crowd scene from the Women’s March on Washington in the nation’s capital Saturday. WASHINGTON – Waving banners, chanting slogans and wearing symbolic pink hats, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the nation’s capital Saturday morning as the Women’s March on Washington got underway, kicking off a day of demonstration across America.
Protesters gather early for Saturday’s rally, which will kick off the Women’s March on Washington.
It began to take shape in the hours after Election Day, as a simple Facebook invitation to march in protest of Donald Trump’s electoral victory. By the time President Trump was inaugurated Friday, the Women’s March on Washington had ballooned into something much more massive – with a broad platform of political positions , a slate of celebrity performers and a series of sister marches planned in all 50 states and six continents across the world.
Trump draws far smaller inaugural crowd than Obama
This pair of photos shows a view of the crowd on the National Mall at the inaugurations of President Barack Obama, above, on Jan. 20, 2009, and President Donald Trump, below, on Jan. 20, 2017. The photo above and the screengrab from video below were both shot shortly before noon from the top of the Washington Monument.
Prophecy: The Lord Is Raising Up Daniels in DC
When I step into cities or nations, the Lord often almost immediately speaks to my heart about what He thinks and feels. Last week, I traveled to our nation’s capital to speak at the convocation for POTUS Shield , a council of prophets and other spiritual leaders – including Cindy Jacobs, Rick Joyner, Lou Engle and Lance Wallnau – assembling to raise up a spiritual shield in Washington, D.C. As I sat in the cab passing by the Washington Monument, the Lord began speaking to my heart about this epic city: Washington, oh Washington, I am doing a work in you.