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Trump Wants to Bring ‘Sharpiegate’ Scientist Back to NOAA

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Neil Jacobs was in charge in 2019 when the president appeared to redraw an official map of Hurricane Dorian’s projected path using a permanent marker.

Donald Trump has picked Neil Jacobs, a scientist linked to “Sharpiegate,” to lead the NOAA.
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