Here’s the tweet you were expecting:
Thank you for all of the nice compliments and reviews on the State of the Union speech. 45.6 million people watched, the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in. Delivered from the heart!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 1, 2018
Here’s the tweet you weren’t:
#SOTU TV Viewers:
2018: 45.6M
2017: 47.7M*
2016: 31.3M
2015: 31.7M
2014: 33.3M
2013: 33.5M
2012: 37.8M
2011: 42.8M
2010: 48.0M
2009: 52.4M*
2008: 37.5M
2007: 45.5M
2006: 41.7M
2005: 38.4M
2004: 43.4M
2003: 62.1M
1993: 66.9M* (largest TV audience)*Not an official SOTU pic.twitter.com/OZlUHmGQp4
— Fox News Research (@FoxNewsResearch) February 1, 2018
And even Sean Spicer is starting to look good.
Why are the President’s false claims about ratings and audience size suddenly making me feel nostalgic for a simpler time? #ComeBackSeanSpicer https://t.co/4AmpTh4Q4v
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 1, 2018
#seanspicer you were so much better at your job #ComebackSeanSpicer https://t.co/ZwbkpViBK9
— Rose Vicente (@rosenmanny) February 1, 2018
