Aug 28, 2019 - Science

Trump and nuking hurricanes: The aftermath

Jim VandeHei

Hand pointing at a nuclear red button — Illustration: Lazaro Gamio/Axios

President Trump tweeted on Tuesday night — for the third time — that Jonathan Swan's reporting on him asking if officials could explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting the U.S. was ridiculous.

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