The BBC found a moment during wall-to-wall coverage of the royal wedding in Windsor, England, to send a light-hearted jab at President Donald Trump.
just saying ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/1zoOGFKeU3
— BBC Three (@bbcthree) May 19, 2018
A side-by-side comparison showed a photo of the 2017 inaugural crowd on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with a photo of the much larger crowd gathered along the road leading to Windsor.
It’s not the first time someone made such a comparison, either. After President Trump claimed that his 2017 inauguration drew the largest crowd in history, several outlets responded with side-by-side photos of Trump’s inaugural crowd and the crowd that gathered to view former President Obama’s inauguration in 2009.
President Trump’s inauguration crowd was smaller than Obama’s — but not historically small https://t.co/uUizDb43c2 pic.twitter.com/WvNmrlMUSx
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 20, 2017
President Trump defended his claim, saying, “We had a crowd… I looked over that sea of people, and I said to myself, ‘Wow’, and I’ve seen crowds before. Big, big crowds. That was some crowd.”
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The president, who wished the royal couple well and even sent a donation in their honor (to a charity designated by Prince Harry) as a wedding gift, has not responded to the BBC’s comment.(RELATED: Here’s How Trump Is Honoring the Royal Wedding)