'Not even close': MSNBC reporter shoots down White House parade attendance boast

A White House claim about the number of attendees at Donald Trump's parade on Saturday was quickly shot down by an MSNBC reporter who was on the scene Saturday.

During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Weekend,' Vaughan Hilyard told the hosts that the president could not have been happy with how the day played out, with grandstands only partially full and those who did show up leaving early before he spoke.

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On X, Cheung claimed, "Amazing. Despite the threat of rain, over 250,000 patriots showed up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the @USArmy. God Bless the USA!"

With a slight grin, Hilyard told the hosts, "Look at it this way. His Communications Director, Steven Cheung, this morning put out a social media post in which he said there were 250,000 people that came out for this parade. That's just not accurate, that's not even close to accurate."