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Former top NOAA scientist under Trump issues a "Sharpie-gate" warning

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Craig McLean served during President Trump 's first term as acting chief scientist of NOAA .

McLean said he feels that way partly because of what happened in early September 2019 .

The president held up a hurricane forecastappearing to extend the storm's potential path into Alabama .

The controversy became known as "Sharpie-gate".

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