President Donald Trump personally asked the head of the National Park Service on Saturday to provide photographic evidence that would support his claims about the size of his inauguration crowd, The Washington Post reported. A National Park Service official confirmed to The Huffington Post that the call took place but would not comment further. Trump falsely claimed up to 1.5 million people attended his inauguration, boasting that the crowd extended from the Capitol to the Washington Monument and accusing the media of lying about how many attended. “Look how far back it goes,” he said, pointing to a photograph of his inauguration. “This crowd was massive.

Source: Huffington Post January 27, 2017 02:00 UTC