As we told you earlier, President Trump had an update on Hurricane Dorian from the Oval Office. When explaining a previously expected storm track, Trump used an older Weather Service track map that had an addition on it (which is why “sharpie” is trending on Twitter):
Unforced error: The White House edited an old NHC map of Hurricane Dorian to include a threat to Alabama https://t.co/KVQaLZCKQH
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 4, 2019
Dan Rather was highly critical of Trump for sharing that:
In the REAL world, a devastating hurricane is heading up the eastern coast of the U.S. But who needs the truth, when you have a sharpie, an old map, and a fragile ego with a vested interested in name checking Alabama?
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) September 4, 2019
Always good to hear from an expert.
Resident expert on passing off forged documents as real weighs in. https://t.co/yxvxv578DR
— Shane Styles (@shaner5000) September 4, 2019
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