What Happened on January 22, 2017: Let His Record Speak for Itself

A Day-by-Day Recounting of the Worst Presidency in Our History

While other presidents were signing executive orders on the second day of their presidencies (Barack Obama signed on to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay which remains open to this day because of partisan politics — what else?), the new president was obsessing about the size of the crowds at his inauguration.

Trump’s weekend, when he should have been worrying himself about how he planned to serve the American people, was ruined by his obsession with size. Yes, the little orange man with the bizarrely teensy-weensy hands sent his comical communications director out to bully the world’s press: “It was the largest crowd ever to view an inauguration live and on television worldwide. Period.” 

So upset was Trump by the “big lie #1” that while making a speech in front of Central Intelligence agents at Langley, the president decided not to waste his time reassuring the women and men on the front lines in protecting our nation that he would always “have their back;” instead, the world got a look at Trump’s obsessive-compulsive behavior. Once something gets in his head, like a ranting and whining unmedicated patient, he drones on and on, never appreciating how truly bizarre his tirades are. 

“I turn on one of the networks, and they show an empty field,” Trump said at a speech Saturday afternoon at the CIA. “I’m like, wait a minute. I made a speech. I looked out, the field was, it looked like a million, million and a half people.”

The unnamed television network, he noted, estimated a turnout of 250,000 people — a figure he argued was way too low.

“Now, that’s not bad. But it’s a lie,” he said. “We had 250,000 people literally around in the little ball we constructed.” In other words, 250,000 people had been given tickets to the swearing-in ceremony, which is what the Joint Congressional Committee for Inaugural Ceremonies told CNN.

“The rest of the 20-block area, all the way back to the Washington Monument, was packed,” Trump claimed (Trump Claims 1.5 Million People Came).

The assembled agents listened in silence. 

After the meeting with the CIA, which Trump regularly bashed during his election campaign, the president resigned to the residency to do the bidding of the American people. With a cheeseburger, fries, and a couple of cans of ice-cold Cokes, executive time had commenced:

Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) tweeted 4 times on January 22, 2017 Created:Tweets:January 22, 2017
12:35:09 Had a great meeting at CIA Headquarters yesterday packed house paid great respect to Wall long standing ovations amazing people. WIN!
Retweets: 16906
Favorites: 127677 January 22, 2017
12:47:21 Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly.
Retweets: 45718
Favorites: 213295 January 22, 2017
12:51:36 Wow television ratings just out: 31 million people watched the Inauguration 11 million more than the very good ratings from 4 years ago!
Retweets: 40085
Favorites: 217610 (Tweets of January 22, 2017)

While the world didn’t know what to expect from the new president, it did hope that the campaigning mode of constant lying and schoolyard attacks on everyone would end. Oh, how we would be disappointed. 

Trump’s first week, folks, would not let us down. 

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