The Hurricane Dorian–Alabama controversy, also referred to as Sharpiegate, [2][3] arose from a comment made by then-U.S. President Donald Trump on September 1, 2019, as Hurricane Dorian approached the U.S. mainland.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, turning to the man who was his acting NOAA chief in 2019 when Trump altered an expected hurricane impact map in what became known as the “Sharpiegate” scandal.

2 days ago · The episode gained the moniker “Sharpiegate” after Mr. Trump displayed a map of Dorian’s likely impacts. The map had been altered with a Sharpie pen to extend that area of impact to Alabama.

1 day ago · Trump picks Neil Jacobs, known for "Sharpie-gate" incident, to head NOAA 05:04. Neil Jacobs, who was acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2019 when ...

3 days ago · Jacobs is remembered for the so-called "Sharpiegate" incident, a September 2019 controversy during which Trump, in an Oval Office press briefing, showed a map of Hurricane Dorian's forecast track ...

2 days ago · The Commerce Department’s watchdog agency blasted agency and department leaders over Sharpiegate, saying they “unnecessarily rebuked NWS forecasters for issuing a public safety message about ...

1 day ago · Jacobs was also cited for misconduct after the "Sharpiegate" incident, in which he and other Trump-appointed NOAA officials were found to have exerted pressure on scientists to alter the forecast ...

2 days ago · Trump picks scientist involved in ‘Sharpiegate’ scandal to lead NOAA. President Donald Trump has named Neil Jacobs, a veteran of his first administration, to lead the National Oceanic and ...

2 days ago · The Sharpiegate incident prompted at least two investigations, including one spearheaded by NOAA. The agency found that Jacobs had violated its scientific integrity policy by allowing the public ...

Sep 6, 2019 · Between Trump’s insistence on it and the media’s coverage of it, SharpieGate has been absurd. But at least it has delivered some good memes and tweets.