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Happy Thursday. President Donald Trump has stirred controversy with his bombastic descriptions of hurricanes and other storms. And while his hyperbolic statements may have helped Americans heed warnings to evacuate, Trump has also drawn criticism for later belittling the damage some storms have afflicted on impacted areas. [Politico] Just this morning, Trump tweeted -- falsely -- that Democrats made up the fact that 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico to make him look bad.