The White House director of social media Dan Scavino Jr. tweeted out inaccurate information on Sunday in relation to Hurricane Irma.
The 41-year-old Republican, who also serves as an assistant to President Donald Trump, shared a video on Twitter claiming it was Miami International Airport flooded.
He wrote: ‘Sharing #HurricaneIrma on social media with President @realDonaldTrump & @VP Pence hourly. Here is Miami International Airport. STAY SAFE!!’
The 41-year-old Republican, who also serves as an assistant to President Donald Trump, shared a video on Twitter claiming it was Miami International Airport flooded (above)
However, he was wrong and the airport’s official Twitter account called him out. ‘This video is not from Miami International Airport,’ the airport’s official Twitter account fired back at Scavino in response to the video
Scavino later deleted the post and wrote a follow-up tweet. ‘Thank you. It was among 100s of videos/pics I am receiving re: Irma from public. In trying to notify all, I shared – have deleted. Be safe!’ Scavino tweeted
The airport replied, ‘Thanks Dan.’
However, he was wrong and the airport’s official Twitter account called him out.
‘This video is not from Miami International Airport,’ the airport’s official Twitter account fired back at Scavino in response to the video.
Scavino later deleted the post and wrote a follow-up tweet.
‘Thank you. It was among 100s of videos/pics I am receiving re: Irma from public. In trying to notify all, I shared – have deleted. Be safe!’ Scavino tweeted.
The airport replied, ‘Thanks Dan.’
Areas of Naples (above) are now suffering substantial flooding and swathes of the west coast are under 15ft storm surge warnings. The National Hurricane Center said water levels in Naples rose 7ft in just 90 minutes
Miami’s famed Ocean Drive was slammed by Hurricane Irma’s winds and rain as it made landfall at around 9am Sunday, following hours of increasingly dangerous weather
Several Twitter users determined the video that Scavino had claimed was Miami’s airport flooding was actually footage from Mexico City’s airport.
The flooding footage can also be found on El Weso Radio’s Twitter page.
Scavino reportedly often writes tweets for Trump, who hired him decades ago as a caddy at one of his golf courses.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com.
Florida was pounded by Hurricane Irma’s powerful winds and rain beginning Sunday as trees were toppled, construction cranes were torn down, and much more damage.
Irma tore down a construction crane atop a skyscraper high over Miami (left and right). Cranes are designed to withstand strong winds and twist like weather vanes to reduce resistance, but Irma was too much
Since the hurricane hit the state, three have died in two separate car crashes, while a fourth died of natural causes overnight in a shelter.
More than five million people are without power in Florida due to the hurricane that is now a Category 2 storm.
The National Hurricane Center said Irma’s winds were at 110 mph, just below major hurricane status, as the center of the still dangerous and wide storm moved farther inland late Sunday afternoon. It was smacking Naples after coming ashore in Marco Island at 3.35pm.