That’s probably not a felony. Likely, the president has ultimate authority over what constitutes an official weather report Just like presidents can’t be guilty of disclosing classified information bc the president decides how things get classified
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Similarly, I don't think he should be able to, for example, say that the census actually found 300 million people live in Alabama and that's how elections will be determined from now on because he's the president and has ultimate say so
The particulars are going to lie in the relevant legislation. Lots of authorities vested in the executive are explicitly given to “the president and his designates.” But often Congress directs the executive to follow certain guidelines, which I imagine is the case with the census
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By the way, I fully support Congress retaking it’s rightful place and restraining executive authority, but that seems to be something people are for or against in line with whether their guy is in office or not
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