Memo to the new White House press secretary
Sean Spicer: if you're going to accuse the media of being dishonest, make sure your own facts are 100% watertight.
Although Mr Spicer said that no one had numbers for Donald Trump's inauguration, he also claimed: “This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period … These attempts to lessen the enthusiasm for the inauguration are shameful and wrong.”
Mr Spicer, who did not take questions, added that the new administration intended to "hold the press accountable".
Oddly Washington's Metro system said trips were down on previous inaugurations. Marketing firm Nielsen said television views in the US were less than Barack Obama's and Ronald Reagan's first inaugurations.
Details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38709319
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38707722
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...ess-secretary/
If this is the new administration's reaction on DAY ONE to a dispute over inaugural attendance figures, God knows how they will react when a real crisis occurs.