#AlternativeFact; LGBT buying power; flack over ‘sexy’ first lady Tweeters love ridiculing White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer over falsely saying that President Trump’s inauguration crowds were the biggest ever, and Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway for describing Spicer’s misstatements as “alternative facts” — rather than, say, bald-faced lies. There are tons of fun ones to choose from, including Courtney Love Cobain saying that she’s never done drugs nor smoked in public, and a meme of Propaganda Barbie, namely Conway in her red, white and blue inauguration outfit, with the slogan, “Telling the truth is HARD!” Be careful, though, the box says: “Alternative Facts Sold Separately.” The trade group estimates that LGBT businesses contribute more than $1.7 trillion to the U.S.