President Trump, Weatherman: Dorian Updates and at Least 122 Tweets

Starting with his first tweet at 7:45 a.m. August 31, President Donald Trump delivered 122 tweets about Hurricane Dorian over the weekend. He awaited landfall by assuming the role of meteorologist in chief, adding weatherman-style updates to a usual weekend routine of attacking his enemies, retweeting bits of praise and critiquing the performance of his cable news allies. With his reality-show approach to the presidency, Trump has a habit of weighing in on the day’s most-covered news stories with his own running commentary. As Dorian approached, President Trump switched into town-crier mode, updating the public on what he had learned — or, what he thought he’d learned — from government officials as Dorian threatened the coast of the state of Florida, where he has owned property for decades. But Trump’s commentary on the hurricane was not wholly accurate.