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Controversial adviser to the crown to current US President Donald Trump, radiologist Scott Atlas, has resigned. In a letter to Trump that Atlas posted on Twitter on Monday night (local time), he wrote: “I have worked hard and focused on one thing: saving lives and helping Americans overcome this pandemic.”
The radiologist had worked for the United States government since August. According to constant media reports, his contract would have expired after 130 days this week anyway. Now he uses his resignation statement to defend himself against criticism. He always relied on the latest scientific discoveries and did so “without any consideration or political influence.”
Trump had appointed Atlas to the crisis team despite the fact that the doctor had no relevant experience or qualifications in the field of public health care or infectious diseases. Since then, Atlas has repeatedly made controversial recommendations.
Atlas spoke out against the strict containment measures and questioned the usefulness of the masks. In doing so, he received criticism in particular from another member of the Corona task force in the White House: Prominent immunologist Anthony Fauci has publicly disagreed with Atlas’ views.
In mid-November, after crown requirements tightened in states like Michigan, Atlas wrote on Twitter: “It only ends when people stand up.” The tweet was also explosive because a group of suspects had been arrested just a few weeks earlier. , who wanted to kidnap and possibly kill Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, according to investigators because of Corona’s earlier actions. Atlas later wrote that he did not want to incite violence.
The radiologist wrote in his resignation letter that he wished the new team only the best, apparently referring to President-elect Joe Biden.
Trump has yet to acknowledge Biden’s election victory. This made fighting the pandemic a priority. Its inauguration is scheduled for January 20.
