Published 18:07 IST, September 5th 2019

Sharpie and Sharpiegate memes trend on Twitter after Trump's antics

Twitter has been bombarded with "Sharpie" memes that showcase how US President Donald Trump could solve problems coming his way by tweaking them with a marker.

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Twitter has been bombarded with "Sharpie" memes that showcase how US President Donald Trump could solve problems coming his way by tweaking m with a marker. viral storm gained momentum after a video involving Trump appeared on web, which showed an old prediction for Hurrican Dorian fabricated to highlight a part of Alabama being in way of storm. It is t kwn who doctored video but this "subtle" change to video has garnered a lot of attention. video was posted by White House on its official Twitter handle.  map in video was shown by President Trump on morning of September 4.

Trump's viral antics

 

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After video went viral, President Trump said that "SHARPIE" was used to doctor map by National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration but that led to a few netizens posting hilarious reactions to meme. 

A person having a username Hard 2 posted that  President has found a way to establish that he had a large audience.

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A few ors poked fun at Donald Trump by saying that it is possible for him to draw a taller version of himself than former President Barack Obama. 

Ar user ranted against President saying that Trump's actions are atrocious, his administration is worse, marker drawings are patic and upcoming elections will be a perfect place for Americans to use a sharpie to erase his name from in front of President's title. 

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Comedian Trevor ah's show Daily Show shared a meme of President holding a map of USA that had Greenland pinned to be included after Trump's plan to buy Greenland fell short. 

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American journalist tweeted that in reality, a devastating hurricane is moving up eastern coast of US but who is in need of truth when you have a sharpie, an old map and a delicate ego with a keen interest in checking Alabama?

Also, White House did t let people kw that map had been fabricated but black mark clearly indicated that it was done with a sharpie. But president claimed that it was t him and he had clue as to who was responsible for making change. 

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Prediction proves right

Later on, Donald Trump said that he was right when he included Alabama alongside Georgia in list of areas to be hit by hurricane till time Dorian changed its course and scooted away from Gulf Coast. He furr added that Alabama was in original predictions. Also, a better map was available and in all scenarios, Alabama would have encountered hurricane. 
In order to provide substantial proof to support his claims, he posted with a tweet that contained a picture of a map which according to Trump proved his prediction of Alabama being hit.  

He also addressed his fellow Americans by saying that map in tweet presented early predictions of Dorian. He also accepted fake news and apologized for it. His claims were directly refuted by National Wear Service branch in Birmingham, Alabama in a tweet that said Alabama will t witness any dam or impact from category 5 hurricane. 

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17:07 IST, September 5th 2019