The First Lie of the Trump Presidency
In his inaugural appearance as White House press secretary, Sean Spicer set the tone for the next two years.
Editor’s Note: This article is one of 50 in a series about Trump's first two years as president.
“This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration—period—both in person and around the globe.”
Sean Spicer, the newly installed White House press secretary, was to members of the American media for the first time after Donald Trump, the reality-TV star, became Donald Trump, the world leader. At issue was one: the who had watched the new president speak—about , about , about himself—at his inauguration.
