Bannon falsely claimed President Donald Trump had won reelection, despite several key states still being too early to call, and said that he should fire both Fauci and Wray. He then said he would go further. "I'd put the heads on pikes. Right. I'd put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats. You either get with the program or you are gone," Bannon said during a livestream of his "War Room: Pandemic" online show.
Even if comments from political influencers do not directly call for violence, war-like symbols and veiled references can validate violence and potentially inspire people to action, said Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at American University.
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Q: Will Thanksgiving be a superspreading event?Several cities and provinces have shattered single day records for coronavirus infections, and Canada's top doctors say the holiday - held on October 12 - is partly to blame.
Now, the US may be on the verge of repeating Canada's mistakes, as Americans begin making plans for their holiday that is fast approaching.
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Contrary to Trump's predictions, the pandemic didn't disappear by election day WHO warns of 'explosion' of virus cases in EuropeEurope is seeing an "explosion" of coronavirus cases, WHO said Thursday, warning of a "tough time" ahead as mortality rates rise.
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If you think a negative test result means you don't have coronavirus, you could be wrong. It can take days before a new infection shows up on a Covid-19 test.
"We know that the incubation period for Covid-19 is up to 14 days. And before that, you can be testing negative, and have no symptoms," emergency medicine physician Dr. Leana Wen told CNN. "But you could actually be harboring the virus and be able to transmit it to others."