Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Weather Control: Did She Leave the Dial on “Ridiculous”?
By Jeff White
As millions of Floridians reflect on the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Marjorie Taylor Greene has decided to double down on her increasingly ridiculous claim that the government has the power to control the weather. Yes, you heard that right—while many were scrambling to deal with the storm's impact, Greene was busy spouting conspiracy theories that make you wonder if her head is firmly lodged in the clouds.
Let’s unpack this. Apparently, only Democrats are savvy enough to adjust the "weather dials," while Republicans, bless their hearts, are left looking up at the sky like confused puppies. You can almost picture it: Greene, furiously dialing a rotary phone labeled "Weather Control," convinced she’s just a few clicks away from bringing sunny skies to the Sunshine State. Meanwhile, her colleagues are probably still trying to figure out how to operate a microwave.
But let’s not forget the master of meteorological mayhem himself, Donald Trump. In August 2019, Axios reported that sources who overheard Trump’s private remarks in a National Security Council memorandum claimed he asked top officials to “consider using nuclear bombs to weaken or destroy hurricanes.” Yes, you read that correctly. During a hurricane briefing, Trump allegedly suggested, “[Hurricanes] start forming off the coast of Africa; as they're moving across the Atlantic, we drop a bomb inside the eye of the hurricane and it disrupts it. Why can't we do that?” Clearly, he thinks hurricanes can be handled with the same finesse as a bad hair day.
And who can forget the infamous incident where he erroneously claimed Alabama was in the path of Hurricane Dorian? Residents were left scratching their heads and calling the local weather bureau, only to be reassured that, no, Alabama would not be hit. Maybe Trump doesn’t even know where Alabama is on the map. Maybe he thought it was a new menu item at McDonald's, or perhaps he just assumed it was one of the Carolinas. Whatever the case, he certainly wasn’t getting any pointers from the weather control center.
In a fit of desperation, Trump doubled down on his mistake, even producing a weather map that had been altered with a black Sharpie. I can just picture him in the Oval Office, squinting at the map and thinking, “If I just make Alabama a little more... hurricane-y, I’ll totally be vindicated!” Spoiler alert: he wasn’t.
So, what does this all mean? Are Republicans so out of touch that they can’t even figure out how weather works? Or is this just another day in the circus that is American politics? Either way, Greene and Trump serve as a perfect reminder that when it comes to weather control, they’re just blowing hot air. While Floridians are dealing with the aftermath of the storm, they’re stuck in a delusional fog, proving once again that reality is often stranger—and far more entertaining—than fiction.
As the dust settles after Hurricane Milton, let’s raise a glass to the political storm brewing in D.C. May "Hurricane Kamala" blow a little harder, and may Greene’s "weather dials" stay firmly out of reach!