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President Donald Trump said Sunday that he's "not sure that (he's) ever even heard of a Category 5" hurricane, despite several such storms having threatened the US since he took office.
"We don't even know what's coming at us. All we know is it's possibly the biggest. I have -- I'm not sure that I've ever even heard of a Category 5. I knew it existed. And I've seen some Category 4's -- you don't even see them that much," Trump said at a briefing with officials at FEMA's headquarters in Washington, DC.
"But a Category 5 is something that -- I don't know that I've ever even heard the term other than I know it's there. That's the ultimate, and that's what we have unfortunately," he added, in reference to Hurricane Dorian.
The comments from the President came just before Dorian, a dangerous Category 5 storm, made landfall on the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas. The storm is the most recent of four Category 5 hurricanes to threaten the US since Trump assumed the Oval Office.
In September 2017, nearly eight months into Trump's presidency, Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic basin hurricanes ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, impacted at least nine US states. That same month, Hurricane Maria devastated the US territory of Puerto Rico, leaving behind an island that is still struggling to recover.
Last October, Hurricane Michael, which was originally designated as a Category 4, barreled into the Florida Panhandle as the third Category 5 hurricane to blast the US since Trump took office.
Well, I mean, this is only the 5th Cat 5 storm in the past 4 years, so, yeah.......
Its seems clear to me Trump is saying that these storms don't hit the US as a 5 which is basically true.
Michael was originally designated 4 and later long after hurricane season was over changed to hitting FL as a 5 for about an hour. I can see why he might not remember that or even know it. I live in FL and didn't know until I looked it up.
In any case, people in the path of the storm only care what category it is when it makes landfall near them and starts impacting them. We aren't sitting around waiting on weather forecasts from the President.
If his hyperbole makes people take local instructions on safety precautions more seriously good for him.
Transplants - don’t know. We natives grew up with them. He has owned property for years in Fl. He most certainly knows but his mind no longer putting two and two together. That is obvious.
Its seems clear to me Trump is saying that these storms don't hit the US as a 5 which is basically true.
Michael was originally designated 4 and later long after hurricane season was over changed to hitting FL as a 5 for about an hour. I can see why he might not remember that or even know it. I live in FL and didn't know until I looked it up.
In any case, people in the path of the storm only care what category it is when it makes landfall near them and starts impacting them. We aren't sitting around waiting on weather forecasts from the President.
If his hyperbole makes people take local instructions on safety precautions more seriously good for him.
Here we go again -- it is clear to you that Trump is saying -- then why doesn't he say that......
Whenever one of you have to explain what he clearly means -- it most clearly means he isn't being clear.
This is not a difficult concept.
AND --- at the time he said it - there was NO model, forecast, prediction that Dorian would hit the USA as a 5 none at all.
Just stop.
Admit it...in his need to be relevant he says STUPID things. He does.
You can still support his policies, you can still vote for him but explaining what he meant is not necessary.
not all people know about hurricane, when they live in nyc and can flay away when ever. there is people on the gulf coast that dont know about cat 5, the ONLY purpose of this tread is because of the hate the media has for trump.
not all people know about hurricane, when they live in nyc and can flay away when ever. there is people on the gulf coast that dont know about cat 5, the ONLY purpose of this tread is because of the hate the media has for trump.
Here's the thing -- and it is kind of a big thing...he's not all people, he's the PResident of the USA. The fact you don't expect more from him is sad.
Trumpettes swore to defend and deflect to the end - simple
I know, and to a point where it's embarrassing.
Last edited by ipaper; 09-02-2019 at 07:59 AM..
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