The sharpie modified map modification itself wasn't that serious, however, some of the aftermath of it is very serious as a political appointee in a position of power over what should be an independent agency threatens the livelihood of those that don't goose-step with the Trump administration.

"The Trump administration's Secretary of Commerce threatened top employees at the NOAA after the agency contradicted the president in a tweet about Hurricane Dorian's prospective path."

[newsweek.com]

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur "Star Trek Salt Monster" Ross threatened firings if the Atlanta NOAA office didn't shuck-and-jive to #45, and they published an un-signed statement in compliance. BUT NOW the agency is investigating the whole matter because NOAA has no value if it can't be trusted.

Totally agree. If he had been in another job I am sure he would be drawing the dole by now.

Probably the only time putting President Of USA is detrimental to your CV!

It is his way of staying in the news, or else he was betting to loose and has to keep up his stance.

It is utterly childish behaviour.
Comparable with a child his face covered in icecream and chocolate sauce insisting "I didn't take it, it wasn't me, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't,!"

When idiocy becomes the new norm, we as a nation are in trouble. We are there, idiocy is the new norm.

After two weeks short of 1000 days it fails to surprise or disgust any more than a hundred other actions he has done.

Absolutely agree it's a sign of mental illness

It's extremely serious! It should not be fluffed off at all.

I believe it's serious that a President would mislead people this way.

But, it's Trump. Anyone who believed that sharpie manoeuvre is a dumbass who I hope would have evacuated Alabama and driven off the edge of their flat earth.