Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. A third investigation being done by a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has not yet been released. The agency's scientific integrity policy explicitly prohibits the NOAA from allowing its communications or its conduct to be influenced by politics. According to the Washington Post, the NOAA's acting chief scientist, Craig McLean, was one of the first members of the agency to call for an investigation into the statement. "While there may be found causes of sympathy for the oppressed and meek subordinates of domineering autocratic ogres, I hardly can find sympathy in this scintilla of an argument for clemency. But, it added, “they purported to believe it was out of their hands. In addition to Florida - South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. Jacobs objected, but was told that the top officials of NOAA would be fired if the disagreement was not resolved. – Cruz Grills the Biased Media on Why Biden Accuser Was Interviewed by 60 Minutes in Australia, [WATCH] Joni Ernst Leaves Her Opponent Rattled When She Shreds Her Entire Campaign in Only 51 Seconds, Picture of Joe Biden in Grand Rapids Michigan Goes “Viral” For All the Wrong Reasons, Steve Scalise Reveals Disturbing Information on Pelosi’s Decision on Capitol Hill’s COVID-19 Testing.
It began Sunday, when President Trump tweeted out that Dorian was expected to hit Alabama—and the NWS’s Birmingham office posted a correction: “Alabama will NOT see any impacts from #Dorian. More seriously, they worried the statement could have real-life consequences.
The inspector general’s memo makes that clear enough: “ [this] appears to be directly linked to the content of our report and the findings of responsibility of the high-level individuals involved.” Donald Trump was wrong. Donald Trump’s sharpie-gate refuses to blow over.
“Are people not going to believe the Hurricane Center or our forecasts now?”. When do you think the country should re-open and get back to work? "[27], On September 11, it was reported that Ross had been told by Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney to arrange for NOAA to support Trump's version of events and disavow the Birmingham message. ", This investigation is the first of three related to 'Sharpiegate,' with reports from the House Science Committee and the Commerce Department's inspector general expected in coming weeks. “This is clearly demonstrated in Hurricane Advisories #15 through #41, which can be viewed on the center’s website. ", "Sharpiegate and 120 other Trump attacks on science", "Sharpie-gate: Memes mock Trump's doctored weather map", "NOAA slams weather service tweet that refuted Trump's Alabama claim", "Investigation rebukes Commerce Department for siding with Trump over forecasters during Hurricane Dorian", "In addition to Florida – South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. "[7], The Washington Post reported that NOAA had twice ordered National Weather Service employees not to provide "any opinion" on Hurricane Dorian and to "only stick with official National Hurricane Center forecasts".
After many residents of Alabama called the local weather bureau to ask about it, the bureau issued a reassurance that Alabama was not expected to be hit by the storm. The map incident resulted in the hashtag "Sharpiegate" trending on Twitter, with people posting invented versions of other photos modified by a marker.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Veracity of statements by Donald Trump § Hurricane Dorian, Trump administration political interference with science agencies, "In addition to Florida - South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. [32] They are specifically interested in the two directives from NOAA to the National Weather Service and the issuance of the September 6 statement. Most of the nonsense, like most of Trump’s lies, slid through the news without comment or correction, but there was one thing Trump did that was so obvious, and so obviously trivial, that it generated something big; something that eventually became known as Sharpiegate. “These are the people risking their lives flying into hurricanes and putting out forecasts that save lives.
On September 4, he showed reporters a weather map which had been altered with a Sharpie marker to show the hurricane's track threatening Alabama.
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[11] Over the following days, as the hurricane moved up the coast and Alabama felt no effects from it, Trump insisted repeatedly that he had been right about the hurricane threatening the state. “The administration made matters worse by refusing to correct this known error in real time, and even taking steps to obstruct the career scientists and officials trying to do this work," said Rep. Paul TonkoPaul David TonkoOvernight Energy: Trump officials finalize plan to open up protected areas of Tongass to logging | Feds say offshore testing for oil can proceed despite drilling moratorium | Dems question EPA's postponement of inequality training Democrats question EPA postponement of environmental inequality training Clark rolls out endorsements in assistant Speaker race MORE (D-N.Y.), who had been among those calling for an investigation. It’s also a big part of what makes him, not just an unmitigated jackass, but dangerous. Trump denied the report saying, "It’s a hoax by the media. Then on Friday came the statement from an unnamed spokesperson that said the NOAA and the National Hurricane Center had given Trump information that “demonstrated that tropical-storm-force winds from Hurricane Dorian could impact Alabama.”, The statement went on to criticize the Birmingham office’s Sunday tweet, saying it “spoke in absolute terms that were inconsistent with probabilities from the best forecast products available at the time.”, Soon after, Sobien issued a tweet about the NOAA statement: “I have never been so embarrassed by NOAA. "[35], Timothy L. O'Brien called Trump "unstable" and said "the world is in danger". [5], In a tweet about the approaching hurricane on September 1, 2019, Trump said that "South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. "It will be clear to anyone reviewing the accounts captured in this highly credible, independent Scientific Integrity report that the political leaders who interfered in our emergency response system need to publicly apologize or resign,” he added. And in his refusal to not be wrong, men like Ross forced their underlings to make changes to weather forecasts—which is itself a federal crime. "NOAA, an agency built on science and data engineered to provide reliable, impartial information and serve the public interest, wound up purging science and data from its public profile to cover for Trump. “The Birmingham National Weather Service’s Sunday morning tweet spoke in absolute terms that were inconsistent with probabilities from the best forecast products available at the time.”. The House Science Committee is also expected to release a report. 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A day later, NOAA issued … “The development of the statement was not based on science but appears to be largely driven by external influence from senior Commerce [Department] officials who drafted the Sept. 6 statement,” the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) concluded in its report, which was requested by NOAA following public pressure. [7][8] Trump, who had (on August 29) canceled his trip to Poland to monitor the hurricane,[9] was apparently relying on information that was several days old. In its response to the report, NOAA said: “Scientific integrity is at the core of NOAA’s work and is essential for maintaining the public’s trust in the agency’s ability to provide accurate, thorough and timely science.". [13] He added that the Birmingham office "did what any office would do to protect the public", counteracting the wrong information to "stop public panic" and "ensure public safety". The Commerce Department oversees NOAA. Both Jacobs and Roberts denied wrongdoing. Looking like one of the largest hurricanes ever. Was it to cover up for 'Alabama' Twitter flub? However, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has blocked the release of the report. "I think we have to face the truth that no one seems to want to admit. Already category 5. Unhinged: Shep Smith Throws Yet Another Anti-Trump Hissy Fit On Air…And He’s Proven Wrong Again. The inspector general of the Commerce Department—which inexplicably still has one—prepared the report and has complained that Ross’ staff has “thwarted” attempts to release it as planned.
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