According to the Reuters photographer they were taken at the same time. It really does not matter. My take is that fewer people could leave work to attend than for Obama’s swearing in. Concentrating too much on numbers is counter productive. For example does the crowd size at the walking vagina march prove that all women support such antics? Does the large crowds we see in photos of the Nuremberg rally mean Hitler was vindicated?
Large amounts of people have supported very bad ideas and very bad leaders all through history. Often all crowd numbers show is the ability for people to be deluded by slick oratory. Using them to claim legitimacy or the lack thereto is falling into the hands of the opposition.
What matters are facts, policy, voting results, and governance. All of these are on Trump’s side.
All good points but what also matters is making sure the media is called on what they did with the proof being that tower clock’s time! Shove these things down their throats and how long before they surrender? Or is that too much to hope for? Wouldn’t we all like to see them slink off like the dogs they are with their tails between their legs?