AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The very public disagreement between Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has managed to pull Augusta University into its orbit.
Appearing on the “Today” show with Savannah Guthrie, Bottoms was questioned about her spat with the governor over issuing a mask mandate in the capital city.
In the interview, Bottoms said Kemp is motivated by politics. Bottoms noted President Donald Trump was in violation of her city’s mask mandate by not wearing one at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during his visit earlier in the week.
Kemp filed a lawsuit against the city on behalf of business leaders, saying Bottoms’ mask mandate and reverting back to “phase one” COVID-19 restrictions.
[MORE: Where do we stand on mask mandates in the CSRA?]
But Bottoms went further, attacking Kemp on him not knowing asymptomatic carriers could spread COVID-19 and mentioning that he has relied on Augusta University instead of Atlanta’s Emory University and the CDC.
“He didn’t go to Emory for guidance, he didn’t go to the CDC for guidance. He went to Augusta University, which I’m sure is a fine university in our state, but it’s certainly not Emory University or the CDC in terms of its expertise with infectious disease control, so he was searching for an answer. He got it, and it’s the same answer in the same playbook that we’ve seen come out of the White House.”
Kemp was asked about the comment during his Friday morning news conference.
“Well, I think it’d be a false statement to say I’m not using science, there’s a lot of data out there,” Kemp said.
Kemp went on to say he’s been relying on many sources to help him make decisions as the COVID-19 pandemic rages.
“We have a great director of Department of Health, Dr. Kathleen Tuomey, that’s been a 40-year epidemiologis. She’s worked on things like this -- obviously not COVID before -- but other things that are very much like it. For over 40 years you know she’s worked with Dr [Deborah] Birx before -- she has a great relationship -- and is known and will work with Dr. Robert Redfield at CDC, so to say something like that I wouldn’t agree with it, but people can disagree.”
Meanwhile, 131,275 cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Georgia with 3,104 deaths as of Thursday.
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