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Trump’s Dorian confusion keeps dragging the White House into a credibility hole

The Alabama hurricane flap was still poisoning the day, with Trump continuing to insist he had been right even after the government’s own weather experts had already undercut the claim. What should have been a straightforward disaster-response day became another argument over whether the president can be trusted with basic facts. That is a real problem when a major storm is bearing down on the Southeast.

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First recorded Aug 31, 2019·Meaningfully updated Aug 31, 2019

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Trump’s Dorian confusion keeps dragging the White House into a credibility hole

The Alabama hurricane flap was still poisoning the day, with Trump continuing to insist he had been right even after the government’s own weather experts had already undercut the claim. What should have been a straightforward disaster-response day became another argument over whether the president can be trusted with basic facts. That is a real problem when a major storm is bearing down on the Southeast.

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Trump’s Dorian confusion keeps dragging the White House into a credibility hole

The Alabama hurricane flap was still poisoning the day, with Trump continuing to insist he had been right even after the government’s own weather experts had already undercut the claim. What should have been a straightforward disaster-response day became another argument over whether the president can be trusted with basic facts. That is a real problem when a major storm is bearing down on the Southeast.

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