Atlas frequently clashed with the other members of the White House Coronavirus task force over his four month tenure.

阿特拉斯在4個月的任期內，經常與白宮冠狀病毒工作組的其他成員發生衝突。

Fox News was first to report Atlas's resignation, which comes just as his 130 day stint as a special government employee was set to expire this week.

福克斯新聞率先報道了阿特拉斯的辭職，而這時他作為政府特殊僱員的130天任期正好在本週到期。

Atlas, a neuro radiologist, has been sharply criticized by public health experts, including top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, for providing Trump with misleading or incorrect information on the pandemic.

神經放射學專家阿特拉斯因向特朗普提供了誤導性或錯誤的疫情資訊，受到包括美國頂級傳染病專家安東尼-福齊在內的公共衛生專家的尖銳批評。

He has repeatedly downplayed the importance of face masks and said recently that lockdowns had been a quote epic failure in stopping the spread of the virus.

他多次淡化口罩的重要性，並在最近表示，封鎖是阻止病毒傳播的一個報價史詩般的失敗。

He also apologized on Twitter in early November for giving an interview to Russia's state backed television station RT, saying he was unaware it was a registered foreign agent in the United States.

11月初，他還在推特上為接受俄羅斯國家支持的電視臺RT採訪道歉，稱自己不知道這是一個在美國註冊的外國代理人。