The graphic appears to have been altered with a Sharpie to indicate a risk the storm would move into Alabama from Florida.
According to Mersereau, citing a U.S. statute, "It is a violation of federal law to falsify a National Weather Service forecast and pass it off as official, as President Trump did here.".
Asked subsequently about the markings on the map, Trump told reporters he didn't know where the marks came from:.
WATCH: Asked about the #sharpie-doctored @NWS map from earlier today, @realDonaldTrump repeats his lie about Alabama having been in Hurricane #Dorian’s path (it wasn’t).
Asked again about the sharpie marks, all he can say is “I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know.”
Last week, federal officials with the National Weather Service were forced to issue a public correction after Trump declared publicly that Alabama was at risk from the storm:.
However, even after the NWS corrected the president's remarks, Trump did it again. »