Summary

Donald Trump’s second inauguration drew an estimated 24.6 million television viewers, the lowest audience for a presidential inauguration since Barack Obama’s second in 2013.

Viewership declined compared to Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration (33.8 million) and Trump’s first in 2017 (30.6 million).

Fox News led coverage, averaging 10.3 million viewers during the swearing-in and speech, while other networks saw smaller audiences.

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[–] 152 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I saw that shit on Disney plus.
Immediately cancelled my sub.
Kids can have Bluey from the warships on the ocean 🦜☠️.

I'd like to support content creators. They work hard, deliver their dream. And early on, a large delivery network is desirable! But if that provider enshitifies beyond my threshold, they are dead to me.

So set sail!

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  • [–] 110 points 2 years ago (14 children)

    Anyone else not only not watch, but actively avoided any possibility of even catching a glimpse of it?

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

    If I hear his droning groggly voice going off about some fake shit, I usually snap and tell whoever to shut that shit off. It’s unbearable. The guy sounds how I imagine anyone would after a 40+ years of Quarter Pounders and Diet Coke, he’s probably way over his fair share in carbon emissions from diet alone.

    I thought I could tolerate reading quotes of him but it’s a mess every time. Whatever schools he attended failed him greatly.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    And it’s even worse when he reads from the autocue. It’s like he talks himself to sleep, he loses energy after speaking more than 2 bigly words in a row. That’s probably why he always interjects himself with some dumb catchphrase to wake himself up.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    I tried. It was the Nazi salute that broke through for me. I just couldn't ignore it... I didn't actually see it until watching the rerun of Monday's Daily Show last night, but I saw the still shots.

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  • [–] 102 points 2 years ago

    The fact that it’s streaming on Disney+, while not surprising, is disgusting.

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  • [–] 62 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I doubt even that many watched.

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    [–] 42 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    I actually unplugged the TVs in the gym

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Why the fuck were they on that channel?

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    My local gym had all the tvs near the treadmills set to various political news entertainment stations (fox, CNN, etc.).

    I typically sat in front of fox and let the ragebait fuel my running. It's interesting how emotions can make you exercise better.

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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I didn’t know it was on Disney+. That’s interesting. It really shows how the TV landscape is shifting away from broadcast.

    Fuck Trump, but I think it sorta makes sense for the new “networks” to carry live events like this as we move to all-digital.

    Back in the day, when over the air was the main option, it was good that things like this were put in front of people. I still think things like this should be put in front of people.

    And I’ll reiterate: fuck Trump.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Just wait. There will be mergers and buyouts like you have t seen in your lifetime the next 4 years. Verizon/Comcast/Meta, Disney(abc, Hulu, ESPN, Pixar), Twitter/Fox/tiktok, etc.

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    [–] 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Is that a malnourished child's hand?

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    [–] 20 points 2 years ago (15 children)

    We watched just to see if we needed to throw the bug-out bag in the car and go.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hey just a word of advice, if shit hits the fan unless there is an immediate threat its generally better to stay in place. Even if folks dont know you they may know of ypur car, house, general sounds and what not which will possibly make them more likely to offer aid if needed. Also folks are gonna be a lot more wary of outsiders in times of trouble.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (8 children)

    As a German, I can say that some more left-leaning like-minded friends would be very welcome here.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    We're strongly considering West Europe. We have a few contacts there that might alleviate the move. I've been holding out because I don't believe in running from Nazis, and I'm still conflicted about it. I know that any meaningful action I could take would land me in jail forever, or worse, and I don't want my kids to get the boxcars. It might be better for my family to just immigrate.

    I'd love to immigrate to South America, but it looks like it's a bit more difficult for us than West Europe, interestingly.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I can understand if you don't want to give up your homeland. I would only leave Germany as an absolute last resort either. Then i would probably try to flee up north to the Scandinavian countries.

    But I have to say, looking at the situation in the States, without wanting to sound overly dramatic, there is a good chance to think it's already reached the point of no return and best is to gtfo now. I mean, at least from the outside perspective, it looks really really bad.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Willingly having to look at that Orange piece of shit. No thank you.

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  • So the numbers are actually quite a bit lower. All news agencies fluff their numbers, until tax time.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Maybe Musk paid a farm to increase the views.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago*

    I watched some bits. Saw a few random senators spouting LLM-generated soundbites that basically meant fuck all but a thinly-veiled attempt to get their plastic faces on the news

    Over and over and over and over again. Maximum five words per sentence

    Switched it off before the orange chimpanzee even opened that weird sphincter on his face

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    The Democrats handed him power on a golden platter.

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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    So even his TV numbers are lower than Obama's?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago*

    I didn't watch a single minute and I didn't give a single shit about the coverage of it.

    Democrats should've followed AOC and not even attended.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Yeah my sister was shocked that the I didn't even watch the highlight reels. Cause I just don't want to see that fuck. I'm going to be hearing about him and his batshit schemes for the next 4 years and I just don't want to fucking deal with it right now.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago*

    “It was the BIGGEST TV AUDIENCE EVER!!” - Sean Spicer, probably

    But really, how many people still watch TV?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Don't worry, trump will lie about this too

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    First time seeing him swearing in. Look how small his hand is

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I watched it but mostly to witness the oath and was sickened the whole time. How much of the audience was like me I wonder.

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