Even though the storm itself had moved on, Trump’s false Alabama warning was still a live political wound on September 8, with the NOAA side of the story continuing to draw scrutiny. Federal weather officials had already been dragged into an awkward defense of the president’s inaccurate claim, and the episode remained a textbook example of how Trump’s insistence on being right can force agencies to bend the facts around him.
First recorded Sep 8, 2019·Meaningfully updated Sep 8, 2019
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Even though the storm itself had moved on, Trump’s false Alabama warning was still a live political wound on September 8, with the NOAA side of the story continuing to draw scrutiny. Federal weather officials had already been dragged into an awkward defense of the president’s inaccurate claim, and the episode remained a textbook example of how Trump’s insistence on being right can force agencies to bend the facts around him.
Even though the storm itself had moved on, Trump’s false Alabama warning was still a live political wound on September 8, with the NOAA side of the story continuing to draw scrutiny. Federal weather officials had already been dragged into an awkward defense of the president’s inaccurate claim, and the episode remained a textbook example of how Trump’s insistence on being right can force agencies to bend the facts ar…
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