One of President Trump’s Cabinet picks said Tuesday that the crowd for former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaThe Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Don't expect a government check anytime soon Trump appointees stymie recommendations to boost minority voting: report Obama's first presidential memoir, 'A Promised Land,' set for November release MORE’s inauguration in 2009 was larger than Trump’s last Friday.

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, told the Senate Budget Committee during his confirmation hearing that Obama’s crowd appeared larger after Sen. Jeff Merkley Jeffrey (Jeff) Alan MerkleyThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Trump, Biden renew push for Latino support Sunday shows - Trump team defends coronavirus response Oregon senator says Trump's blame on 'forest management' for wildfires is 'just a big and devastating lie' MORE (D-Ore.) displayed side-by-side images.

“It does appear that the crowd on the left-hand side is bigger than the crowd on the right-hand side,” Mulvaney said.

Merkley had asked Mulvaney if he would also present “alternative facts.”

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Kellyanne Conway, one of Trump's top advisers, said Sunday that White House spokesman Sean Spicer used “alternative facts” when he said one day earlier that Trump had the largest inauguration viewership ever of any president.

Spicer slammed reporters at a Saturday press briefing for their reports on crowd sizes on Trump's inauguration. He also provided side-by-side images of the images and said photos on social media were "intentionally framed in a way to minimize support" for Trump.

“This is an example of where the president’s team, on something very simple and straightforward, wants to embrace a fantasy rather than a reality,” Merkley said on Tuesday.

Mulvaney said he would be “deadly serious” about presenting accurate facts if confirmed as a key budget adviser to Trump.