There are exceptions, I’m sure otherwise I would have not met him (!!). His wife is US citizen. He is not. What more can I say?
You can call BS all you want. Your response sort of violates the HN protocol of assuming the best of people.
Edit: Perhaps because his wife is US Citizen, this would apply but not sure: "As further provided in each proclamation, citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States, certain family members, and other individuals who meet specified exceptions, who have been in one of the countries listed above in the past 14 days will be allowed to enter the United States". I really don't know.
If you click the link "European Schengen area", it leads to the detailed proclamation[1], and:
2 (a) Section 1 of this proclamation [the suspension of entry] shall not apply to:
[...]
(iii) any noncitizen who is the spouse of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident;
So yeah, GP is typical of the world nowadays, calling BS without knowing all the details...
I call BS.
Unless said friend is a US citizen, people who have physically been to the Schengen area have been forbidden to enter the US for quite a while now. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/from-oth...