Trump: Nobody Could Have Predicted a Hurricane Would Hit Mid-Hurricane Season

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "Hurricane Helene turned out to be a big one," Trump said at the press conference.
47% : Trump asked at one hurricane briefing, according to Axios.
45% : "No, but think about this," Trump said.
36% : Instead of issuing a correction, Trump doubled down on his declaration, showing reporters a weather map showing the path of the hurricane that had seemingly been altered with black Sharpie to include Alabama in the "cone of uncertainty.
28% : Speaking to the press outside the heavily damaged brick facade of a warehouse, Trump opined, "Nobody thought this would be happening, especially now it's so late in the season for the hurricanes."Hurricane season typically runs from early June through late November, meaning that there are still two months to go.
25% : Why can't we do that?"Just days after Axios' report, Trump made a stray -- and false -- assertion on social media that Hurricane Dorian was expected to hit Alabama, prompting panicked residents to call into the confused local weather bureau.
24% : "His supporters and allies argued in turn that his words had been taken out of context, and that Trump was merely consoling the storm's victims.
24% : Critics have savaged Trump for his response to previous natural disasters, calling him insensitive and callous for episodes like an incident in 2017 that saw him casually toss rolls of paper towels into a cheering crowd in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria.
18% : Trump has also repeatedly cast doubt on climate change, which scientists have linked to the worsening impact of hurricanes like Helene.
17% : "A day earlier, Trump had bashed Vice President Kamala Harris for failing to change her plans like he had, saying at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania that she "ought to be down in the area" affected by the hurricane.

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