Senate confirms scientist with ties to 'Sharpiegate' as top NOAA official

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Source: NBC News

Oct. 7, 2025, 9:11 PM EDT


The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Neil Jacobs to be the new head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The confirmation puts a career atmospheric scientist with a deep understanding of NOAA at the helm of the agency, which is responsible for making weather predictions and keeping climate records, a point of contention during the Trump administration. However, critics have highlighted Jacobs’ role in the so-called Sharpiegate controversy of 2019 as an example of his bending to perceived political pressure.

Sharpiegate refers to when Trump incorrectly said Hurricane Dorian could strike Alabama. The National Weather Service’s Birmingham office denied the state was at risk, but Trump doubled down and later showed reporters a map of the hurricane’s potential path that had been altered with a black Sharpie.

Later, top NOAA officials rebuked the local forecasters amid perceived political pressure. Jacobs was NOAA’s assistant secretary for environmental observation at the time.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-confirms-neil-jacobs-trump-sharpiegate-noaa-administrator-rcna236289

[johnnyplankton]

1. So shocking that a Trump lackey was confirmed

[Grins]

2. The House won't swear in an elected Democrat, but the Senate is approving ambassadors?

And an idiot 'ambassador' at that?

If Mike "I am the new Moses" Johnson can threaten that the House and White House will not work on the nation's business until Democrats agree to pass their budget bill - why can't the Senate return the favor?

[sinkingfeeling]

3. These headlines should read, "Senate GOP confirms ...".