Trump's inauguration drew fewer crowd than Obama's

January 21, 2017 01:21

A side-by-side comparison of the crowds at former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump's respective inaugurations reveals that Trump's crowd isn't as large as he boasted it would be.

Two aerial photographs of the National Mall from the two historic days reveal large patches of white ground exposed during Trump's ceremony, spaces crowds had filled during Obama's 2009 inauguration. The pictures were taken around the same time during the day, Trump's at 11:04 am and Obama's at 11:30 am.

Federal and local agencies estimated 700,000 to 900,000 people would be in Washington, DC for Trump's inauguration on Friday, roughly half the number of people who attended Obamas first presidential inauguration. Obama's second inauguration also drew more people, approximately 1 million.

Image: A composite image shows the inauguration crows for Barack Obama in 2009, left, and Donald Trump in 2017.

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