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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on September 11, 2019, 05:17:54 pm
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Mulvaney pushed NOAA to disavow forecasters who contradicted Trump on Alabama: report
By Zack Budryk - 09/11/19 12:38 PM EDT
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney instructed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to have the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) support President Trump’s comments on the threat of Hurricane Dorian to Alabama and contradict the National Weather Service (NWS), according to The New York Times.
The Times, citing three unidentified sources, reported that after the directive came down from Mulvaney, Ross called acting NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs to tell him to ensure the agency backed Trump.
When Jacobs objected, he was told the NOAA’s political appointees would be fired if it was not carried out, according to the newspaper.
Ross's spokesperson has denied earlier reporting that the Cabinet official threatened firings at the NOAA if the administration did not back the president.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460909-mulvaney-pushed-noaa-to-disavow-forecasters-who-contradicted-trump-on
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@Cyber Liberty
So you don't care that a supposedly nonpolitical federal agency may have been corrupted by the White House?
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@Cyber Liberty
So you don't care that a supposedly nonpolitical federal agency may have been corrupted by the White House?
If I listen to the news enough, every single agency has been corrupted by Donald Trump. Do I care? Sure. Can I tell from the press? No. Try again.