#SHARPIEGATE TRENDS AS PEOPLE MOCK TRUMP FOR SHOWING HURRICANE DORIAN PATH MAP ALTERED WITH PEN
BY EWAN PALMER ON 9/5/19 AT 4:41 AM EDT
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President Donald Trump has been widely mocked after he displayed a map showing Hurricane Dorian's projected path in the Oval Office which appeared to have been altered with a marker pen to falsely show it was expected to hit Alabama.
Thousands of people have tweeted using the #Sharpiegate hashtag (alluding to the famous marker pen brand) following the bizarre moment in the White House in which Trump attempted to pass off a doctored National Hurricane Center map showing Dorian's projection as genuine in order to back up his previous claims that Alabama could be affected by the powerful storm.
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The map, dated from August 29, has what appears to be a black marker pen line added on to show Dorian could hit south-east Alabama by Tuesday morning (September 3).
When a reporter in the Oval office asked whether a Sharpie was used to add the black loop into the corner of Alabama, Trump replied, "I don't know, I don't know."The original NHC map, without the black line, is still available to view online.
Social media users ridiculed Trump over #Sharpiegate, with many saying it is another example where the president has openly made false claims, exaggerated or attempted to mislead the public.
"This is probably the stupidest story since his crowd size on inauguration day....And I am here for every minute of it because this thin skinned petty man can't let it go and keeps making a bigger and bigger fool of himself," wrote Travis Bone, executive producer of The Stephanie Miller Show.
"#sharpiegate is so petty and moronic, but it underlines a deeply disturbing (and frankly, terrifying) propensity for the commander in chief of the US to lie, then cover it without regard to the consequences of accountability. Because no one holds him accountable. This is madness," said user @MuttersMommy.
Jason Almenas@striderno9
Ah, the truth finally comes out. #sharpiegate
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Somebody take away this man's Sharpie
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If he’s willing to lie about a hurricane, what else is he lying about? #sharpiegate
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WH Press Secretary just released a newly discovered photo of Trump Inauguration. #sharpiegate #sharpie
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Trump's planned addition to Mount Rushmore revealed #maddow #SharpieGate
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DBraden@MecCoffee
Border wall. #TrumpSharpie #Sharpiegate #PresidentialSharpies
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Mark Novata@mark_novata
OMG! The White House released a new photo of President Trump golfing. #sharpiegate #sharpie
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Kari@downstimes
Just IN: Trump releases photo that SHOWS his MASSIVE hands. Dems APOLOGIZE for being WRONG #sharpiegate #Sharpie #trumptruth
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Trump releases photo showing how windmills cause cancer. #sharpiegate
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As noted by weather analyst Dennis Mersereau, it is a federal crime to knowingly issue a "counterfeit weather forecast" or alter an official government weather forecast.
Despite the National Weather Service confirming that "Alabama will NOT see any impacts" from Dorian shortly after the president's original false claim, Trump once again attempted to prove his statement was correct by tweeting another map with several lines predicting Dorian's path, some of which cross into Alabama.
"This was the originally projected path of the Hurricane in its early stages," Trump tweeted. "As you can see, almost all models predicted it to go through Florida also hitting Georgia and Alabama. I accept the Fake News apologies!" |
