Trump Stumped by Category 5 Storm Bearing Down on East Coast

President says he’s not sure he’s heard of a Category 5 system
Massive storm is slamming the Bahamas and moving toward U.S.

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By Ros Krasny and Josh Wingrove

August 31, 2019 at 4:31 PM UTC

Updated on

September 1, 2019 at 7:21 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump expressed surprise as Hurricane Dorian slammed the Bahamas on Sunday and headed for the U.S. East Coast, hours after being updated to a Category Five storm.

“I’m not sure that I’ve ever even heard of a Category Five,” Trump said during a televised briefing at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington.