The 2009 and 2017 photos were taken one hour — and eight years — apart, with Obama’s crowds massing in the photo about one hour earlier than Trump’s audience.

This pair of photos shows a view of the crowd on the National Mall at the inaugurations of President Barack Obama, above, on Jan. 20, 2009, and President Donald Trump, below, on Jan. 20, 2017.

Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 20, 2024. Former President Barack Obama's hand gesture as he spoke about Donald Trump's "obsession with crowd sizes" has ...

Barack Obama mocked Donald Trump’s crowd size obsession and said the 2020 election wasn’t won by 'the guy complaining about ...

Despite the yuge gathering, many people shared side-by-side photos on social media to show Trump's crowd compared to Obama's first crowd back in 2009.

DNC: Obama’s Hand Gesture Mocking Trump’s ‘Crowd Size’ Obsession Goes Viral. Both the former President and former First Lady took more direct jabs at Donald Trump during the Democratic ...

Obama listed off some of Trump’s most frequent complaints and attack strategies, including “childish nicknames . . . crazy conspiracy theories” and “this weird obsession with crowd sizes ...

Obama went on to say, “Right now, I’m talking. You’ll have a chance to talk sometime later. You wouldn’t do that in a workplace.” The crowd seemed as exasperated as the former president ...

See 10 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors. Photography Obama rallies before midterms, Night of the Dead and more of the ...

The caption on Getty Images ... Old photo of Obama's Dublin crowd misrepresented as Trump rally. Screenshot from Google Maps Street View taken October 29, 2024, with elements outlined by AFP.

Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 20. The two-term president told the crowd not to boo Donald Trump, but to "vote." ...