
Donald Trump complained about “unfair” media coverage as at least five people were killed in the Bahamas as a result of hurricane Dorian.
The storm pummelled Grand Bahama yesterday when it remained almost stationary for hours over the island, causing “extreme destruction”.
This video shows how slowly the hurricane has moved across the island:
Here's the 30 hour loop of Major Hurricane #Dorian's trip across the Bahamas. The storm has stalled over the Bahama… https://t.co/YoUOOxQgvq— Doc V (@Doc V) 1567502372
Meanwhile, Trump was focused on other things – such as visiting his golf club…
Both Trump and Pence are at Trump properties at this moment on Labor Day. Trump is at his golf course in VA while P… https://t.co/KyMJVakk0T— Jim Acosta (@Jim Acosta) 1567443809
And complaining again about the “Fake News” media attacking him.
Trump is referring to a tweet on Sunday when he falsely claimed that Alabama would “most likely be hit” by Dorian.
That claim was so wrong that the National Weather Service had to scramble to issue a correction to it…
The Birmingham office of the @NWS had to give reassurance on Sunday after President Trump mistakenly told millions… https://t.co/135685CDjN— Brent Watts WDBJ (@Brent Watts WDBJ) 1567365815
It's not clear whether Trump is doubling down on his claim to protect his pride or because he genuinely thinks he was right... or that maybe for a very brief moment the hurricane really was going to hit Alabama, this does seem doubtful however.
More importantly, the president has failed to tweet condolences so far after the storm - although he managed to tweet on Sunday asking people to pray for the islands.
@realDonaldTrump @jonkarl @ABCWorldNews At least 5 people have died in the Bahamas because of #HurricaneDorian Tr… https://t.co/Us5SPQHb9o— Ahmed Baba (@Ahmed Baba) 1567466366
It looks like Trump cares more about his reputation than the thousands of people suffering in the Bahamas right now.