Ever since he first appeared on TV as the star of “The Apprentice” in 2004, Felon-in-Chief Donald Trump has been obsessed with television ratings, constantly bragging that the show was once the top-ranked program in the United States.
However, in the decade and a half since the show, Trump has had trouble drawing an audience, probably because over half of the American viewing public considers him to be a malignant narcissist and obnoxious asshole.
That brings us to Monday and Trump’s second inauguration, which is now destined to go down in history as one of the least watched such events of the past half-century.
According to the Associated Press, the Neilsen Company reported Tuesday that an estimated 24.6 million television viewers tuned in on Monday, the lowest number since former President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013.
For further comparison, consider that Ronald Reagan managed to draw 41.8 million viewers in 1981 while George W. Bush could only 15.5 million tuned in when George W. Bush took the oath of office for his second term in 2004.
What will be especially galling to Trump is that 33.8 million people saw his predecessor, Joe Biden’s inaugural in 2021 and even Trump’s first inauguration in 2017 garnered the attention of 30.6 million Americans.
Sorry, Donnie, but your “Apprentice” days are long gone and the vast majority of Americans can’t stand the sight of you.
