Trump’s Coronavirus Doctor Stuns Everyone — Says He Has Decided To ‘Resign From My Position As Special Advisor to the President of the United States’

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Dr. Scott Atlas, the coronavirus adviser to Trump has resigned, according to Fox News.

“I am writing to resign from my position as Special Advisor to the President of the United States.”

Atlas thanked the President for “the honor and privilege to serve on behalf of the American people.”

“I worked hard with a singular focus—to save lives and help Americans through this pandemic.”

Atlas says he “always relied on the latest science and evidence, without any political consideration or influence.”

“As time went on, like all scientists and health policy scholars, I learned new information and synthesized the latest data from around the world, all in an effort to provide you with the best information to serve the greater public good.”

“But, perhaps more than anything, my advice was always focused on minimizing all the harms from both the pandemic and the structural policies themselves, especially to the working class and the poor.”

Atlas said, “although some may disagree with those recommendations, it is the free exchange of ideas that lead to scientific truths, which are the very foundation of a civilized society.”

“Indeed, I cannot think of a time where safeguarding science and the scientific debate is more urgent.”

Atlas mentioned “several selfless colleagues in designing specific policies to heighten protection of the vulnerable while safely reopening schools and society.”

Atlas encourages “extra personal protective equipment and tens of millions of extra tests to nursing and assisted living facilities,” and “more frequent monitoring updates using clinical guidelines to intensify testing.”

“We also successfully designed rational guidelines for safely opening schools, a strategic use of the newly developed testing program, and a national stockpile of drugs for future crises.”

Atlas says lockdowns “create massive physical health losses and psychological distress, destroy families and damage our children.”

“And more and more, the relatively low risk to children of serious harms from the infection, the less frequent spread from children, the presence of immunologic protection beyond that shown by antibody testing, and the severe harms from closing schools and society are all being acknowledged.”

“I congratulate you for your vision, and also congratulate the many who did the exemplary work—we know who they are, even though their names are not those familiar to the public.”

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“I sincerely wish the new team all the best as they guide the nation through these trying, polarized times. With the emerging treatments and vaccines, I remain highly optimistic that America will thrive once again and overcome the adversity of the pandemic and all that it has entailed.”

“I was asked to be an adviser on the coronavirus pandemic to the president of the United States and I was asked to do that because I have a 25-year career at top, elite medical centers, as a doctor and in patient care. I also have a 15-year career in public policy, working on health care policy and integrating my medical knowledge in policy.”

“I am here because I understand how to translate complex medical science into plain English for the president of the United States and for everyone else in the White House, and derive appropriate public policy from that information.”

“The way I advise the president is perfectly consistent with the most appropriate strategy for dealing with this pandemic. One, target diligent protection of the high risk and vulnerable populations, and two, open up schools and society.”

Trump said, “Joe Biden failed with the swine flu, H1N1, totally failed with the swine flu. Don’t let him take credit for the vaccines because the vaccines were me and I pushed people harder than they’ve ever been pushed before and we got that approved and through and nobody’s ever seen anything like it.”