The mayor of Atlanta imposed a mask requirement.
The governor of Georgia overruled her.
The mayor said to protect public health, her mandate would stand.
The governor is now SUING THE CITY to invalidate the mask order. While Georgia’s cases crest. https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/kemps-office-files-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-atlanta-mask-mandate/JJQ5DQW2QFE6PN7TTVO2ISNFDQ/
It is time to ask the question that all newspaper journos are taught to ask: whose money is behind this?
It is also time to note that several other GA mayors imposed mask requirements on their cities. Only one is a Black woman. She is the only one being sued.
It is, finally, worth noting that President Trump came to Atlanta Monday to announce... a highway widening. He did not wear a mask. Mayor @KeishaBottoms noted he was breaking local law.
The governor’s contravention of her mandate came hours later.
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