Dr. Scott Atlas, the White House’s controversial coronavirus adviser, encouraged an insurrection on Sunday against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) over Michigan’s new COVID-19 safety protocols meant to curb the state’s skyrocketing infection rates. “The only way this stops is if people rise up,” the Trump adviser tweeted in response to the new regulations. The Trump adviser, who was appointed in August, had alleged that stay-at-home orders “kill people,” when in fact the orders help protect Americans from the virus, which kills people. Last month, Twitter removed a tweet from Atlas that falsely said masks don’t help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Source: Huffington Post November 16, 2020 04:30 UTC