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On September 4, Trump again insisted he had been right about Hurricane Dorian’s path and used a weather map that appeared to have been altered to prop up the claim. The episode kept the old Alabama fiasco alive and reminded everyone that Trump’s reflex, when cornered, is to double down instead of admit he was wrong.
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On September 4, Trump again insisted he had been right about Hurricane Dorian’s path and used a weather map that appeared to have been altered to prop up the claim. The episode kept the old Alabama fiasco alive and reminded everyone that Trump’s reflex, when cornered, is to double down instead of admit he was wrong.
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On September 4, Trump again insisted he had been right about Hurricane Dorian’s path and used a weather map that appeared to have been altered to prop up the claim. The episode kept the old Alabama fiasco alive and reminded everyone that Trump’s reflex, when cornered, is to double down instead of admit he was wrong.
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