I think it’s both a pride thing for him plus a “ if we don’t see it or count it it doesn’t exist”. Much like the reporting if bird flu and COVID-19 numbers. So when big bad storms come you’ll have yo sign up for the premium weather alerts, but hey I’m just spitballing here.
Announce state funding for NOAA and NWS?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/01/trump-cuts-noaa-spam-emails
My gut reaction is Trump cut them because he humiliated himself with the sharpie hurricane map.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dorian–Alabama_controversy
I think it’s both a pride thing for him plus a “ if we don’t see it or count it it doesn’t exist”. Much like the reporting if bird flu and COVID-19 numbers. So when big bad storms come you’ll have yo sign up for the premium weather alerts, but hey I’m just spitballing here.