Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:50 pm
Donald Trump claimed that the pre-inaugural concert at the National Mall had never been done before, but President Obama did it eight years ago.
Video of Trump’s claim that the concert had never been done before:
Trump's not even president yet, and he's already taking credit for an idea that one of his enemies did first. pic.twitter.com/1FmkEZI9n9
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— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) January 19, 2017
Here is the video of the Obama inauguration concert at the National Mall in 2009:
Attendance at the Obama concert was estimated at over 400,000, while the Trump concert had 5,000 tickets available.
Not only did Obama have the idea first, but he also did it better than Trump.
Get ready, America, because this is your future for at least the next four years.
Donald Trump is going to take credit for things that he had absolutely nothing to do with, and things that have already been done better by others.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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