By — Zeke Miller, Associated Press Zeke Miller, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-science-adviser-dr-scott-atlas-leaving-white-house-job Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump science adviser Dr. Scott Atlas leaving White House job Politics Nov 30, 2020 8:08 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Scott Atlas, a science adviser to President Donald Trump who was skeptical of measures to control the coronavirus outbreak, is leaving his White House post. A White House official confirmed that the Stanford University neuroradiologist, who had no formal experience in public health or infectious diseases, resigned at the end of his temporary government assignment. Atlas confirmed the news in a Monday evening tweet. Honored to have served @realDonaldTrump and the American people during these difficult times. pic.twitter.com/xT1hRoYBMh — Scott W. Atlas (@ScottWAtlas) December 1, 2020 Atlas joined the White House this summer, where he clashed with top government scientists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, as he resisted stronger efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 267,000 Americans. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Zeke Miller, Associated Press Zeke Miller, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Scott Atlas, a science adviser to President Donald Trump who was skeptical of measures to control the coronavirus outbreak, is leaving his White House post. A White House official confirmed that the Stanford University neuroradiologist, who had no formal experience in public health or infectious diseases, resigned at the end of his temporary government assignment. Atlas confirmed the news in a Monday evening tweet. Honored to have served @realDonaldTrump and the American people during these difficult times. pic.twitter.com/xT1hRoYBMh — Scott W. Atlas (@ScottWAtlas) December 1, 2020 Atlas joined the White House this summer, where he clashed with top government scientists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, as he resisted stronger efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 267,000 Americans. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now