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Trump’s Alabama hurricane story gets even messier

The White House’s Hurricane Dorian problem kept worsening on August 30 as Trump’s insistence that Alabama was in the storm’s path collided with weather-service reality and growing embarrassment for the administration. What started as a bad tweet was turning into a broader credibility mess.

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First recorded Aug 30, 2019·Meaningfully updated Aug 30, 2019

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Trump’s Alabama hurricane story gets even messier

The White House’s Hurricane Dorian problem kept worsening on August 30 as Trump’s insistence that Alabama was in the storm’s path collided with weather-service reality and growing embarrassment for the administration. What started as a bad tweet was turning into a broader credibility mess.

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Trump’s Alabama hurricane story gets even messier

The White House’s Hurricane Dorian problem kept worsening on August 30 as Trump’s insistence that Alabama was in the storm’s path collided with weather-service reality and growing embarrassment for the administration. What started as a bad tweet was turning into a broader credibility mess.

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