Kristi Noem slams report Sturgis was superspreader event as ‘attack’ on personal freedom

Published September 9, 2020 2:24pm ET



Gov. Kristi Noem slammed a study that found that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was a “local & nationwide spreader of COVID-19.”

“This report isn’t science. It’s fiction. Under the guise of academic research, it’s nothing short of an attack on those who exercised their personal freedom to attend Sturgis,” Noem tweeted Tuesday.

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