Trump Insecure About Size | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Politics and Activism

Trump Insecure About Size

It is okay Donald, we have all been there.

13
Trump Insecure About Size
vox.com

Donald J. Trump was ushered in as the 45th president of the United States yesterday on a historic day, as he became the oldest incoming President, as well as the President with the least amount of political experience.

The day following his election, in a clear effort to prove his political prowess, Trump did something that is starting to become normal: he defended his size.

Not the size of his hands, but instead the size of his inauguration crowd.

Comparing pictures of his inauguration crowd to the one at Barack Obama's first inauguration in 2009, it appears that the crowd at Obama's inauguration was much larger.

However, Trump claims that this is simply another case of the media trying to skew the public's image of him. From his perspective, he said there appeared to be millions of people at the inauguration, and that his crowd was the largest crowd ever at an inauguration. While from Trump's view it may have appeared to have been a massive crowd, it pales in comparison to Obama's Inauguration eight years ago.

Sean Spicer, the White House Press Secretary also defended the crowd's size. He said the news outlets intentionally manipulated photographs to "minimize the enormous support" Trump had. He also claimed that more people rode Washington's subway system on Friday than on Inauguration Day in 2013, but in fact there were 782,000 riders that year compared to the 571,000 riders this year.

This situation is unfortunate for Trump, because as soon as the tiny hands debacle seemed to die down, the tiny crowd dilemma has risen. But President Trump simply may have defended himself in the wrong way, after all, it was only his first day in office.

Maybe he should have said that it was just really cold outside, and that normally his crowd would be much bigger.

Or maybe he should have tried to divert the media's attention away from the size of the crowd, and instead focused on the quality. The classic "It isn't about the size of the crowd, it's about how you use it."

If those things didn't work, he could have chalked it up to genetics. He simply wasn't born able to have a large crowd.

The question that every man at some point asks himself, is the same one that may be plaguing Trump. In the end, does crowd size matter? Sure, a larger crowd looks better, but if Trump would focus on the job at-hand, instead of focusing on the size of his crowd, then maybe he would leave the United States feeling much more satisfied.

The only thing Trump should be worrying about now is the size of his feet. The person who last had his job left some pretty big shoes to fill.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Entertainment

Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

These powerful lyrics remind us how much good is inside each of us and that sometimes we are too blinded by our imperfections to see the other side of the coin, to see all of that good.

624361
Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

The song was sent to me late in the middle of the night. I was still awake enough to plug in my headphones and listen to it immediately. I always did this when my best friend sent me songs, never wasting a moment. She had sent a message with this one too, telling me it reminded her so much of both of us and what we have each been through in the past couple of months.

Keep Reading...Show less
Zodiac wheel with signs and symbols surrounding a central sun against a starry sky.

What's your sign? It's one of the first questions some of us are asked when approached by someone in a bar, at a party or even when having lunch with some of our friends. Astrology, for centuries, has been one of the largest phenomenons out there. There's a reason why many magazines and newspapers have a horoscope page, and there's also a reason why almost every bookstore or library has a section dedicated completely to astrology. Many of us could just be curious about why some of us act differently than others and whom we will get along with best, and others may just want to see if their sign does, in fact, match their personality.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

20 Song Lyrics To Put A Spring Into Your Instagram Captions

"On an island in the sun, We'll be playing and having fun"

517106
Person in front of neon musical instruments; glowing red and white lights.
Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash

Whenever I post a picture to Instagram, it takes me so long to come up with a caption. I want to be funny, clever, cute and direct all at the same time. It can be frustrating! So I just look for some online. I really like to find a song lyric that goes with my picture, I just feel like it gives the picture a certain vibe.

Here's a list of song lyrics that can go with any picture you want to post!

Keep Reading...Show less
Chalk drawing of scales weighing "good" and "bad" on a blackboard.
WP content

Being a good person does not depend on your religion or status in life, your race or skin color, political views or culture. It depends on how good you treat others.

We are all born to do something great. Whether that be to grow up and become a doctor and save the lives of thousands of people, run a marathon, win the Noble Peace Prize, or be the greatest mother or father for your own future children one day. Regardless, we are all born with a purpose. But in between birth and death lies a path that life paves for us; a path that we must fill with something that gives our lives meaning.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments