First, some context from last night’s press conference by White House spokesman Sean Spicer..
Re Spicer's lies, this is from someone who worked in a past administration. Important read. pic.twitter.com/XrjLJHRAGL
— Anna Rascouët-Paz (@rascouet) January 22, 2017
The nonsensical first White House press briefing "earns Four Pinocchios, but seriously, we wish we could give five." https://t.co/VEOrlsNTik
— “Mark Berman” (@markberman) January 22, 2017
"The White House lied" versus "most of America believes Sean Spicer over all of you" (from our latest newsletter: https://t.co/Q35x7XzGtO) pic.twitter.com/0bXnUjzQI9
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 22, 2017
"We've gone full Orwell." @Sulliview on what the news media faces after the Trump presidency's first weekend: https://t.co/9mR5JdYYU0
— Carlos Lozada (@CarlosNYT) January 22, 2017
And then on Sunday came the inevitable doubling down…
Trump’s chief of staff will not stop talking about the 'lying media' and crowd sizes https://t.co/77qouw0okR
— The Independent (@Independent) January 22, 2017
Kellyanne Conway: WH press secretary Sean Spicer's false claims about inauguration crowd were "alternative facts" https://t.co/vl7HTMVLh2 pic.twitter.com/UQO8wUP6Ch
— CNN (@CNN) January 22, 2017
White House Pushes ‘Alternative Facts.’ Here Are the Real Ones. @npfandos https://t.co/Wf7Hb8HuWV
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) January 22, 2017
"Alternative facts are not facts. They are falsehoods," Chuck Todd tells Pres. Trump's counselor Kellyanne Conway this morning. WATCH: pic.twitter.com/Ao005dQ13r
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 22, 2017
📈A fact is a piece of information presented as having objective reality. https://t.co/gCKRZZm23c
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) January 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/dabeard/status/823230831548366850
In college, "we will flunk you if you use #AlternativeFacts," @FrankSesno says. https://t.co/6zRBTPMCKL
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 22, 2017
Trump’s real war isn’t with the media. It’s with facts. https://t.co/4zntYHWASH via @voxdotcom
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) January 22, 2017
Hannah Arendt on #AlternativeFacts: pic.twitter.com/r0Z5OxsezY
— Casey Michel (@cjcmichel) January 22, 2017
George Orwell had something to say about #alternativefacts pic.twitter.com/pEqJNgXnCV
— Our Revolution (@OurRevolution) January 22, 2017
And probably predictably (and almost as an afterthought)…
Trump aide says POTUS won’t release taxes, despite campaign promise. Story by @HouseInSession on @bpolitics: https://t.co/EI2BzhJs2R
— ☀️ Amy Morris 🎙 (@amorris991) January 22, 2017
The Overnight Note 