New bill would prohibit the president from nuking a hurricane

President Trump speaks during a briefing on the 2020 hurricane season in the Oval Office last month. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By Maddie Stone

Last August, Axios reported that President Trump repeatedly asked top national security officials to consider using nuclear bombs to weaken or destroy hurricanes. Now, one congresswoman wants to make it illegal for Trump, or any president, to act on this idea, which experts say would be both ineffective and extremely dangerous.