Trump golfing during Hurricane Dorian

[GMDino]

President thin skin used a chart from early in the projection model and CIRCLED ALABAMA WITH A MARKER so he could look less like an fool from his earlier tweets.

President @realDonaldTrump gives an update on Hurricane #Dorian: pic.twitter.com/CmxAXHY5AO

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 4, 2019

 

A reporter just now asks about the map Trump showed in the Oval Office today, which looked like the president may have used a Sharpie to draw a circle to intersect Alabama.

Trump ... doesn't say no.

"I don't know. I don't know. I don't know," he says.

— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) September 4, 2019

What a doofus.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/why-does-trump-s-hurricane-map-look-different-others-n1049711

Quote:Here is the map Trump displayed:


Image: President Donald Trump holds an early projection map in the Oval Office on Sept. 4, 2019.
President Donald Trump holds an early projection map in the Oval Office on Sept. 4, 2019.Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

And here is the original NOAA projection:


Image: An early projection map of Hurricane Dorian.
An early projection map of Hurricane Dorian.NOAA

"I know that Alabama was in the original forecast, they thought it would get a piece of it," Trump said. "We have a better map ... in all cases Alabama was hit, if not lightly in some cases pretty hard. They gave it a 95 percent chance."

Asked about the discrepancies with the original map, Trump said: "I don't know. I don't know."

The episode was the latest in a bizarre cycle where Trump has doubled and tripled down on including Alabama among the states he said was in the hurricane's path. It began Sunday morning when Trump tweeted: "In addition to Florida — South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated." By that point, the hurricane's path was projected to go up the East Coast, avoiding Alabama.

"Looking like one of the largest hurricanes ever," he added. "Already category 5. BE CAREFUL! GOD BLESS EVERYONE!"

About 20 minutes later, the National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama, tweeted: "Alabama will NOT see any impacts from #Dorian."

"We repeat, no impacts from Hurricane #Dorian will be felt across Alabama," the NWS added. "The system will remain too far east."

And poor Kevin.