Trump’s Insistence on Alabama Tweet Tips Into Orwellian

Philip Bump: “All of this has been fairly well established by now. Trump’s tweet was dismissed as inaccurate by his own National Weather Service’s station in Alabama within a half-hour of his sending it out. Again, it was an important correction to make: Alabamians were incorrectly informed by the president that their state was at risk and it’s the responsibility of those in positions of authority to quell such unwarranted concerns.”

“That refutation came four days ago — but here we are, still litigating it.”

“For Trump, this is a fight worth having because it does two things. It pits the media as oppositional by looping criticism of his initial inaccuracy and his flawed defenses as attacks on him and, by extension, on his supporters. It is also an example of Trump’s unwavering unwillingness to admit mistakes, a central component of his personal survival strategy.”