A Plague Upon Our House: My Fight at the Trump White House to Stop COVID from Destroying America
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Summary
What really happened behind the scenes at the Trump White House during the COVID pandemic？
When Dr。 Scott W。 Atlas was tapped by Donald Trump to join his COVID Task Force， he was immediately thrust into a maelstrom of scientific disputes， policy debates， raging egos， politically motivated lies， and cynical media manipulation。 Numerous myths and distortions surround the Trump Administration’s handling of the crisis， and many pressing questions remain unanswered。 Did the Trump team really bungle the response to the pandemic？ Were the right decisions made about travel restrictions， lockdowns， and mask mandates？ Are Drs。 Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx competent medical experts or timeserving bureaucrats？ Did half a million people really die unnecessarily because of Trump’s incompetence？
So far no trusted figure has emerged who can tell the story straight—until now。 In this unfiltered insider account， Dr。 Scott Atlas brings us directly into the White House， describes the key players in the crisis， and assigns credit and blame where it is deserved。
The book includes shocking evaluations of the Task Force members’ limited knowledge and grasp of the science of COVID and details heated discussions with Task Force members， including all of the most controversial episodes that dominated headlines for weeks。 Dr。 Atlas tells the truth about the science and documents the media’s relentless campaign to suffocate it， which included canceled interviews， journalists’ off-camera hostility in White House briefings， and intentional distortion of facts。 He also provides an inside account of the delays and timelines involving vaccines and other treatments， evaluates the impact of the lockdowns on American public health， and indicts the relentless war on truth waged by Big Business and Big Tech。
No other book contains these revelations。 Millions of people who trust Dr。 Atlas will want to read this dramatic account of what really went on behind the scenes in the White House during the greatest public health crisis of the 21st century。
When Dr。 Scott W。 Atlas was tapped by Donald Trump to join his COVID Task Force， he was immediately thrust into a maelstrom of scientific disputes， policy debates， raging egos， politically motivated lies， and cynical media manipulation。 Numerous myths and distortions surround the Trump Administration’s handling of the crisis， and many pressing questions remain unanswered。 Did the Trump team really bungle the response to the pandemic？ Were the right decisions made about travel restrictions， lockdowns， and mask mandates？ Are Drs。 Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx competent medical experts or timeserving bureaucrats？ Did half a million people really die unnecessarily because of Trump’s incompetence？
So far no trusted figure has emerged who can tell the story straight—until now。 In this unfiltered insider account， Dr。 Scott Atlas brings us directly into the White House， describes the key players in the crisis， and assigns credit and blame where it is deserved。
The book includes shocking evaluations of the Task Force members’ limited knowledge and grasp of the science of COVID and details heated discussions with Task Force members， including all of the most controversial episodes that dominated headlines for weeks。 Dr。 Atlas tells the truth about the science and documents the media’s relentless campaign to suffocate it， which included canceled interviews， journalists’ off-camera hostility in White House briefings， and intentional distortion of facts。 He also provides an inside account of the delays and timelines involving vaccines and other treatments， evaluates the impact of the lockdowns on American public health， and indicts the relentless war on truth waged by Big Business and Big Tech。
No other book contains these revelations。 Millions of people who trust Dr。 Atlas will want to read this dramatic account of what really went on behind the scenes in the White House during the greatest public health crisis of the 21st century。
Reviews
Rollie Newman
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ExcellentA real researcher and scientist with real data and facts。 He has our country's needs before his own。 Thank you ExcellentA real researcher and scientist with real data and facts。 He has our country's needs before his own。 Thank you 。。。more
Gary Anderson
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Very interestingScot Atlas was involved at a high level in the U。S。 government through much of the Vivid 19 pandemic。 He relates what happened， who the key players were， and what they did right and wrong。 The author has strong opinions and backs them with facts and logic。
Theresa
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Finally， the truth from someone at the table unafraid to tell it。 Refreshingly apolitical
George O'Neil， Jr， MD
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Thank God for TruthI am an old retired Physician who was shocked and angered by the political destruction of our once honered freedom of speach in America。 This is a perfect example of how far we have fallen from the ideals of our fore fathers。 God help us！！Dr Atlas please accept my gratitude for your courage taking the job and then writing this book。
Kathleen McHugh
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Must-read alternative viewpoint on US pandemic response。The lockdowns and school closures of March 2020 were a tragic public policy mistake， ostensibly initiated to “flatten the curve” and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed， but then continued in various forms for over a year in a futile and destructive attempt to control and eliminate one of the most highly contagious airborne respiratory viruses ever known。 The extremely damaging economic， social， and psychological effects of this policy Must-read alternative viewpoint on US pandemic response。The lockdowns and school closures of March 2020 were a tragic public policy mistake， ostensibly initiated to “flatten the curve” and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed， but then continued in various forms for over a year in a futile and destructive attempt to control and eliminate one of the most highly contagious airborne respiratory viruses ever known。 The extremely damaging economic， social， and psychological effects of this policy are almost never acknowledged by its architects and proponents。 Dr。 Atlas takes us inside the deliberations and workings of the White House Coronavirus Task Force during his term of service in summer and fall of 2020 and describes the stubborn resistance of its leaders （Drs。 Birx and Fauci） to fairly consider any data or alternative viewpoints counter to their lockdown/ZeroCovid strategy and the unwillingness of White House political advisers to oppose them in an election year。 An inside account you will not read anywhere else。 。。。more
Catherine
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Must read！Dr。 Atlas writes with a firm grounding in truth， inntegrity， compassion， and humility。 A labor of love from a scientist we all benefit from reading and assimilating。
Robert Lewter
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A great book with the real story of how the "experts" screwed the American people and the world。 A great book with the real story of how the "experts" screwed the American people and the world。 。。。more
Martin Kulldorff
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Excellent and fascinating inside description of how the biggest public health fiasco in history came about by ignoring basic principles of public health and clear scientific thinking。
David Couch
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Yes， Dr。 Atlas is justifying his time at the White House and beyond， but his well-researched data and statements are very hard to find fault with。 It is truly discouraging and infuriating what the government and media did to keep us in fear and keep us compliant。 It is fairly easy （and infuriating） reading and not a lot of technical jargon。 Highly recommended to anyone that may question how we responded to the COVID pandemic。
Tommy R
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Dr Atlas speaks the truthA lot of （understandable） self defense but if Dr Atlas had been on charge of Government health policy， a lot of people would still be alive。
Sheila Forney
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ExcellentI could not put the book down。 It explained a lot of things very clearly。 Dr。 Atlas has excellent credentials。
Sandra
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This is a hard one to rate。 The first third of the book was very good。 It gives an overview of the public health issues and the problems with the initial approach to the pandemic。 Based on that section， I think a 5 star would have been warranted。 Unfortunately， it went dow hill from there， at least for me。 Dr Atlas became repetitive in the extreme and his reactions to the people around him seemed extremely naive。 I read this book to learn more about the pandemic and the public health issues。 Unf This is a hard one to rate。 The first third of the book was very good。 It gives an overview of the public health issues and the problems with the initial approach to the pandemic。 Based on that section， I think a 5 star would have been warranted。 Unfortunately， it went dow hill from there， at least for me。 Dr Atlas became repetitive in the extreme and his reactions to the people around him seemed extremely naive。 I read this book to learn more about the pandemic and the public health issues。 Unfortunately it became mired in a loop of 'I know what's best and no one is listening to me'， 'here are my credentials'， 'the media aren't telling the truth'， 'Trump's advisers are all idiots' and back to 'I know what's best and no one is listening to me'。 I had high hopes， but it didn't deliver。 I gave up on the book。 。。。more
D
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Scientific facts about the pandemicDr Atlas reviews the scientific data and presents it for critical thinkers。 He brings forth the concerted efforts of politics to inflict the highest degree of fear in the population for their vast power grab and physical and mental damage to humankind。 The virus is real， but there are better ways to protect those at high risk and not destroy society。 Excellent scientists， leaders in their fields have been repeatedly shut down， including Dr Atlas。 I thank him fo Scientific facts about the pandemicDr Atlas reviews the scientific data and presents it for critical thinkers。 He brings forth the concerted efforts of politics to inflict the highest degree of fear in the population for their vast power grab and physical and mental damage to humankind。 The virus is real， but there are better ways to protect those at high risk and not destroy society。 Excellent scientists， leaders in their fields have been repeatedly shut down， including Dr Atlas。 I thank him for his perseverance in recording the truth。 He validates what many have surmised and lived thru in the past nearly 2 years。 。。。more
Beth
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I enjoyed the facts in this book， it was very insightful and gives a good understanding on what went on during some of those covid task force meetings。 Ive had mixed feelings about pence for a while， but this just kinda gives us the evidence that he is a typical politician， just not bucking the system。 Why anyone would give Birks or fouci any mind at this point， I just have a loss for words as to what kind of stupid that is。 What kinda disappointed me about this book was the amount of repetition I enjoyed the facts in this book， it was very insightful and gives a good understanding on what went on during some of those covid task force meetings。 Ive had mixed feelings about pence for a while， but this just kinda gives us the evidence that he is a typical politician， just not bucking the system。 Why anyone would give Birks or fouci any mind at this point， I just have a loss for words as to what kind of stupid that is。 What kinda disappointed me about this book was the amount of repetition。 For some of the facts I can see there was a need to really emphasis them and repeating them was useful once or twice but there were several parts that were repeated more than that。 Also， I wish Atlas would have really let Birks have it at some point， since the spineless VP wouldn’t。 Also， I get the feeling Atlas has a stake somehow in vaccines cuz he has nothing bad to say about them。 Hmmm。 My sincere hope is the history books will view Fouci and Birks as well as those Democrat governors like cuomo， Whitmer and that jackass from New Jersey， in the same view as Hitler， since they willfully and knowingly allowed the deaths of countless countrymen with their insane and deadly policies。 The leadership in this country is disgusting。 It’s hard for me not to compare all books to the brilliance of Bobby Kennedy’s book so this is woefully inadequate but a lot less detailed and easy to get through。 Worth a read but don’t pay full price。 。。。more
carla j shafer
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Helpful to the bewilderedI've never written a review before ， though I read constantly。 But if you， like me， found yourself confused and distrustful of government during the recent pandemic， you may find this book helpful。 Atlas spent four months in Washington advising the Trump administration on Covid policy。 He's not an epidemiologist， his area is public health policy and he works at Stanford。 He describes himself as non political。 His story is clearly written and though full of data， not over Helpful to the bewilderedI've never written a review before ， though I read constantly。 But if you， like me， found yourself confused and distrustful of government during the recent pandemic， you may find this book helpful。 Atlas spent four months in Washington advising the Trump administration on Covid policy。 He's not an epidemiologist， his area is public health policy and he works at Stanford。 He describes himself as non political。 His story is clearly written and though full of data， not overwhelming for this non-scientist。 Common sense prevails。 He advocated for targeted lock downs for vulnerable populations， not total lock downs。 He puts great emphasis on the harm total lock downs have done to our most socio economically vulnerable groups， in particular to children。The media are the great villains in his experience。 Wolves in sheep's clothing。 Drs Birx and Fauci ignore clear statistics and pander to the media， they are bureaucrats with too much power， in over their heads。 My questions are not completely answered as to what went wrong in our country recently but after reading this book I have a clearer idea。 The truth will out！ Great book！ 。。。more
Steve Smith
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Science Goes WokeThe bias of the media and censorship on social media has long been evident。 Given their connection to our nation's universities it is no surprise that even science has fallen prey to the woke agenda。 Dr。 Atlas exposes the epidemic of Trump Derangement Syndrome among many of the leading medical journals and organizations which I have seen for myself including not only the infamous "Lancet letter" but also biased editorials often written by lawyers and others with no medical exper Science Goes WokeThe bias of the media and censorship on social media has long been evident。 Given their connection to our nation's universities it is no surprise that even science has fallen prey to the woke agenda。 Dr。 Atlas exposes the epidemic of Trump Derangement Syndrome among many of the leading medical journals and organizations which I have seen for myself including not only the infamous "Lancet letter" but also biased editorials often written by lawyers and others with no medical experience。 While I have seen the obvious results in these biased editorials and statements， the role of publication bias in determining what medical articles are chosen for inclusion in those illustrious journals is completely invisible。 。。。more
William B Baker
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a must read book Everybody should read this book because it is full of data and facts backed up by true scientists。 It exposes a political left and corrupt government officials。 Directions resulted in many deaths that shit never happened。
Wyatt Stringer
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AmazingAn absolute must read for anyone that wants to know the behind the scenes story of COVID 19 and the irresponsibility of the liars in the msm。
David Sullenberger
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A Must Read ！If you've thought the。 US response to Covid has been nuts， the media has incited more fear than necessary and your governor has ruined your state's economy with lock downs this book will give you the facts which long ago we could have gotten from professional journalists。 A Must Read ！If you've thought the。 US response to Covid has been nuts， the media has incited more fear than necessary and your governor has ruined your state's economy with lock downs this book will give you the facts which long ago we could have gotten from professional journalists。 。。。more
John L。。
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Truth will eventually prevailRegardless of your political views， facts -documented facts need to determine actions and preparation。 To accomplish this read this book。
Ed Swartley
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Covid: Sadly， we’ve gotten it almost entirely wrongThe Black Plague begat the Dark Ages。 Covid has spawned new and virile strains of ignorance， division and vitriol。 In spite of draconian lockdowns， the impacts of which likely killed or harmed far more Americans than the virus itself， a modicum of good sense forwarded by Dr。 Atlas and （wait for it 。。。） Donald Trump himself might yet preserve our nation from the darkest threats now looming on the horizon。 “A Plague Upon Our House” presents a coge Covid: Sadly， we’ve gotten it almost entirely wrongThe Black Plague begat the Dark Ages。 Covid has spawned new and virile strains of ignorance， division and vitriol。 In spite of draconian lockdowns， the impacts of which likely killed or harmed far more Americans than the virus itself， a modicum of good sense forwarded by Dr。 Atlas and （wait for it 。。。） Donald Trump himself might yet preserve our nation from the darkest threats now looming on the horizon。 “A Plague Upon Our House” presents a cogent summation of the failures of the herd mentality that led to grievous miscalculations in America’s war on Covid。 Often a victim of his own hubris， as attested to in this narration， it is almost inarguable that Dr。 Atlas’ frequently self-serving narration will be proven by historians to be more presciently accurate than accounts drawn in the bizarre parallel universes of the mainstream media， Twitter and Facebook （a pox be upon all their houses）。 。。。more
Elvo
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Atlas shows that it's not too late to learn from the missteps of the lock down strategyVery insightful view of the pandemic from inside the White House。 Unfortunately the same mistakes are still being made today。 Atlas shows that it's not too late to learn from the missteps of the lock down strategyVery insightful view of the pandemic from inside the White House。 Unfortunately the same mistakes are still being made today。 。。。more
David P。 Noyes
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