Trump shows 'doctored map' purporting to back his false claims about Hurricane Dorian

President denies knowing map had been altered

A road is flooded during the passing of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Grand Bahama.Hurricane Dorian's eye taken by Nasa astronaut Nick Hague, from aboard the International Space Station. The station orbits more than 200 miles above the Earth. Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall on the Bahamas as category 5 and now reclassified as category 4, is expected to continue on its projected path towards the Florida coast.

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