viral hotbed, China as, 212
Wuhan, viral outbreak in, xv, 212–20, 229, 231–34, 250, 291, 305, 333, 335
COVID-19, and economy effects of virus on economy, 236, 277, 281, 282, 300–301, 320, 369, 373
opposites, virus response/economic health viewed as, 313
Paycheck Protection Program and small business loans, 301, 313
stimulus and recovery packages, 293, 349–50, 389
stock market, 254, 271, 275, 357, 363, 373
trade and commerce, continuation of, 234
Trump predictions about fast recovery, 344, 361–63, 369
unemployment benefits and cash payments, 300–301, 308, 309, 313
unemployment rates due to virus, 311, 320, 328, 362, 369
COVID-19, and reopening efforts Easter, Trump’s desire to re-open for, 281, 295–96, 298
federal guidelines for, 318–20
governors and, 312, 317, 319, 320–20
Trump’s support for speedy reopening, 310, 318–22, 330, 353
COVID-19, and Trump assertion of control over virus, 281, 282, 284–85, 300, 306, 312, 380
belief in opponents’ desire for failure, 306–7
campaign-style video, 312
China blamed by Trump for viral spread, 284–85, 290, 317–18, 365, 372, 383
Chinese travelers, U.S. restrictions imposed on, xvii, 232–38, 242–43, 276, 286, 315, 324, 325, 352, Plate 4a
“Chinese virus” as term for COVID, 283–84, 290, 291, 293, 295, 368, 384
deliberate downplaying of situation, xviii, 233, 244, 245, 251, 275, 278, 286, 296
Easter, desire to re-open for, 281, 295–96, 298
economic recovery, predictions about, 344, 361–63
evening address (March 11, 2020), 277–78
exposure of Trump to virus, 275, 315–16, 325
Fauci on, 352–56
“full mobilization”/Manhattan Project treatment, failure of, 298–300, 306, 307, 308, 309
on going-away of virus on its own, 244, 275, 296, 315, 321, 325, 352, 354, 355, 377
greatest threat Trump would face, virus viewed as, xiii–xiv, xix, 233, 317, 318, 325, 389, Plate 4a
late January/early February briefings and responses, xiii–xxii, 324
“Liberate Minnesota,” “Liberate Michigan,” and “Liberate Virginia” tweet, 353
Messonnier warning, 251–52
news conferences/press briefings, 286–87, 299, 303, 312, 317, 320, 384–85
Obama blamed by Trump for situation, 284, 288–89
overall handling of situation, xv, xx–xxii, 285–89, 293–95, 298–310, 312–18, 323–25, 329, 376, 380–85, 386–92
rapid economic recovery, belief in, 344
reelection campaign, as threat to, 271–72, 351, 378–79
reopening, Trump’s support for, 310, 318–22, 330, 353
reopening guidelines, 318–20
on testing and vaccines, 325–26, 329–30, 376–77, 382
COVID-19, pathology of airborne transmission of, xix
asymptomatic infection/spread, xv, 220, 235, 244, 245, 250, 325, 335
flu, compared to, 230, 235, 254, 275
herd immunity to, 283
hot weather, effects of, xix–xx, 243, 244
lethality and death rates, xv, xx, xxi, 219, 220, 230, 235, 280, 281, 285–86, 294, 297, 298, 311–12, 321, 324, 328, 334, 350, 360–61, 372, 377, 380–81, 389
transmissibility of, xv, 215, 219–20, 235, 273, 315–16, 325
COVID-19, responses to air travel restrictions, 303–4
Chinese travelers, U.S. restrictions imposed on, xvii, 232–38, 242–43, 276, 286, 315, 324, 325, Plate 4a
drug therapies, 309, 363 (See also hydroxychloroquine)
European travelers, U.S. restrictions imposed on, 276–78, 352
face, admonitions not to touch, 278, 281
“15 Days to Slow the Spread” guidelines, 280–84, 295, 296, 352, 353
“flattening the curve,” 281, 296
governors and, 243–44, 284, 290, 299, 312, 317, 319, 320, 327, 336, 338, 341
hand-washing, 278, 281
hydroxychloroquine as treatment for, 286–87, 300, 305
masks and mask-wearing, 217, 246, 297, 384 (See also N95 respirator masks)
quarantines, lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and shutdowns, xv, 233, 234, 236, 237, 245, 251, 278, 280, 284, 286, 288, 291, 296, 301, 312, 318, 320, 335, 350, 352, 373, 377
sneezing and coughing etiquette, 278, 281, 315
social distancing, 217, 278, 281
testing, 219, 220, 253, 274, 279, 281, 288–89, 298, 299, 309, 313, 318, 325–28, 376–77
30-day extension of slow the spread, 296, 352, 353
vaccines and vaccine research, 219, 283, 304–5, 313–14, 318, 325–26, 329–30, 349, 355–56, 363, 382
White House Coronavirus Task Force, 233, 243–44, 255, 280–81, 286–87, 353–54, Plate 13a
WHO and, 242, 250–51, 277, 305
Crimea, Russian invasion of, 26
criminal justice reform, 145–46, 329, 348, 350–51, 361, 362
Crossfire Hurricane, 45, 46. See also Russia investigation
cruises and cruise ships, 246
Cui Tiankai, 292–93
Cummings, Elijah, 266
Cuomo, Andrew, 290, 298, 327
Curry, Michael, 339
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), 348–51
Dean, John, 160
Defense Department, 1–5, 19–22, 69, 72, 77, 142, 265, 338
Defense Intelligence Agency, 22
Defense Production Act, 292, 302
“defund the police” movement, 347, 348
Delta Airlines, 233
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. See North Korea
Democrats COVID-19 and, 299, 300, 301, 312
deep rift between Trump and, 389
Defense Department and, 142
Fauci, asserted by Trump to be Democrat, 324
Graham on Republican need for, 348
history’s clock, awareness of, 359, 372
impeachment vote and Trump’s approval ratings, 259
Kushner on Trump’s management of, 266, Plate 11a
Mattis and Tillerson, confirmation of, 22
Jill McCabe’s unsuccessful Senate run for, 53–54
moderate/mainstream Democrats, threat of, 270
Mueller’s testimony before House Judiciary Committee and, 163
presidential nominee (2020), 189
protests and, 340, 341, 357–58
Russia investigation and, 157, 160
Trump on Rosenstein and, 62
voting for Trump, 187
DeSantis, Ron, 63
Dilbert comic strip (Scott Adams), 258
division, as Trump tactic, 160, 339–40, 348, 358, 374–75, 387, 388
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), North and South Korea, 86–88, 177–79, 183, 322
DNI (director of national intelligence), 24–31, 68, 82, 114, 118, 163
Dobbs, Lou, 149
Dow Jones, 279
Dreamers and DACA, 348–51
drug therapies, 309, 363. See also hydroxychloroquine
Dunford, Joseph, 79, 129, 137
Durham, John, 163
“dynamite behind every door,” xx–xxi, 243*, 260, 272, 285, 294, 386, 388, Plate 3
Easter, Trump’s desire to re-open for, 281, 295–96, 298
Ebola, 211, 242
economic sanctions on Iran, 197
on North Korea, 40, 72, 92, 175
on Russia, 118
economy. See also COVID-19, and economy employment/unemployment, 88, 271, 300–301, 308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 320, 360, 361, 369
lauded by Trump, 198, 225, 229, 259, 287–88, 324, 344, 360–63, 369, 373
stock market, 236, 251, 254, 271, 275, 279, 357, 363, 373
Eighth Army, South Korea, 85
82nd Airborne Division, 16
Eisenhower, Dwight, 120, 131, 133, 287
elections.
See presidential election (2016); reelection campaign (2020)
employment/unemployment, 88, 271, 300–301, 308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 320, 360, 361, 369
Epidemic Intelligence Service, xvi, 216
Erdogan, Recep Tayyip, 116, 224, Plate 13b
Esper, Mark, 338
essential workers, defining, 302–3
European travelers, U.S. restrictions imposed on, 276–78, 352
European Union, 225, 276–78. See also specific countries
experts, Trump’s dislike of, 115–16
ExxonMobil, 6, 8, 12, 13, 18, Plate 6
F-15 bombers, 78, 130
F-16 fighters, 130, 131
F-18 fighters, 32, 130
Face the Nation, xvii
Facebook, 247–48, 269
facts/truth, Trump’s difficult relationship with, 30–31, 69, 81, 116, 120, 137, 147, 227, 258–59, 262, 354
“fake news,” 222, 248–49, 294, 300, 365, 387
Fauci, Anthony on air travel restrictions, 303–4
Birx and, 276
on character of Trump, Plate 11b
China, efforts to get investigative team into, 250, 331
China, on lack of transparency of, 355
credentials of, 211–12
on death rates, 377
on early mitigation, 312
efforts to discredit, 306, 309, 312, 315, 377, 379, 381
“15 Days to Slow the Spread” guidelines, 280–81, 352
on first community transmission cases, 253
first notice of COVID outbreak in China, 211–12, 215–17, 219, 220
governors, meeting with, 243–44
images of, Plate 11b, Plate 13a
low risk, initial assessment of COVID-19 as, 244–46, 254–55, 305–6, 315, 355
March 2020, evolving views on COVID in, 273, 276, 277, 279, 280–81, 287, 294, 295–96
on need for more information, 243–44
public image and reputation of, 254–55
Redfield and, 213, 215, 217
relationship with Trump, 287, 312, 315, 317, 318–19, 324, 352–56, 377
reopening guidelines and, 318–19
on testing, 298
TV appearances limited by White House press secretary, 353
U.S. restrictions on Chinese travelers and, 233–37, 352
U.S. restrictions on European travelers and, 277, 352
on vaccine, 356
FBI, 45–53, 56, 58–60, 62, 103, 104, 116, 117, 121–22, 149, 154, 156
Fear: Trump in the White House (Woodward), xx, xxii, 316, 390
FEC documents, 270
Federalist Society, 46
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), 289, 290
“15 Days to Slow the Spread” guidelines, 280–84, 295, 296, 352, 353
filibuster, 208–9
fireside chats of FDR, 390–91
First Amendment rights, 337
First Step Act, 351
5G, 232
“flattening the curve,” 281, 296
Fleitz, Fred, 149
Florida election registration system, Russian malware placed in, 116–18
Floyd, George, 336, 337, 340, 346, 351, 362, 374
flu. See influenza
Flynn, Michael, 58, 164
food supply during COVID-19, 301–2
Fort Bragg, NC, 16
Fortune magazine, 422
Fourth of July speeches, 374–75
Fox News, xvii, 45, 53, 59, 103, 136, 137, 139, 248, 317, 343, 365
France, 124, 138, 139, 200, 205, 276, 291, 335
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke, assassination of (1914), 78
Freedom of Information Act, 161–62
French Revolution, 124
Frogger (arcade game), 326
Frost, David, 199
G20 summit, 177
Gallup polls, 260, 307
Gao, George, 215–17, 218–19
The Gatekeepers (Whipple), 258
Gates, Bill, 304–5, 313
Gates, Melinda, 304
Gates, Rick, 164
Gates, Robert, 22
Gaza Strip, 65, 67
General Motors strike, xxi
Germany, 26, 69, 200, 205, 235, 276, 335, 391
Gidley, Hogan, 198, 204, 206, Plate 16
Gingrich, Newt, 113
Gistaro, Ted, 121
Giuliani, Rudy, 169
GlaxoSmithKline, 329
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, 349
Gold Star families, 134–35
Goldfein, David L. “Fingers,” 130–31, 132
golf, Trump’s views on, 197, 323, 348
golf clubs. See Trump golf clubs
Google, 279
Gordon, Sue, 68–69
Gore, Al, 95
Gorsuch, Neil, 88, 369–70
government shutdown (December 2018–January 2019), 265
governors and COVID-19, 243–44, 284, 290, 299, 312, 317, 319, 320, 327, 336, 338, 341
Graham, Billy, 25
Graham, Lindsey on China, 317–18
on COVID-19, 280, 282, 308–10, 317–18, 350
as “First Friend,” 196, 249, 347, 351, 389, Plate 8b
image of, Plate 8b
on judicial appointments under Trump, 208–10, 229
Mueller/Russia investigation and, 103–5, 154–59, 347
protests, on Trump’s response to, 346–51, Plate 8b
on reelection campaign, 347–48
Soleimani, killing of, 195–97
on Woodward as journalist, 390
Grassley, Chuck, 145
Great Depression, 284, 328
The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald), 125
Grisham, Stephanie, 233
Gulf War, 18, 124, 129–30, 131
The Guns of August (Tuchman), 78, 359, 372
H5N1 and H7N9 bird flus, 212, 215
Hahn, Stephen, 287
Haley, Nikki, 95
Halsey, William, 133
Hamm, Harold, 26
hand sanitizer, 279, 280
hand-washing, 278, 281
Hanks, Tom, 278
Hannity, Sean, xvii, 59, 222, 317, Plate 14b
Harris, Kamala, 207
HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities), 362, 367
Health and Human Services Department, 213, 217, 230, 244, 281, 353
helicopters used to disperse protestors, 339
herd immunity, 283
Hicks, Hope, 328–29
The Hill, 168
Hirono, Mazie, 22, 160
history’s clock, 358–59, 372
HIV/AIDS, 211–12, 274, 276
Holt, Lester, 56
Homeland Security Department, 303
Hong Kong, xiv, 11, 41, 215, 355
Hoover, Herbert, and Hoover Institution, 17
Hoover, J. Edgar, 58
House Intelligence Committee, 41, 105, 119, 202
House Judiciary Committee, 63, 163–64, 190
Huawei, 232
Hunt, Jody, 51
Hussein, Saddam, 20–21, 42–43, 130, 314
Hwasong-14, 75
hydroxychloroquine, 286–87, 300, 305
ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles), 71, 75–76, 89–90, 109, 185
IEDs (improvised explosive devices), 196
immigration border wall with Mexico, 145, 264–66
DACA and Dreamers, 348–51
Muslim travel ban, 32–33
reelection campaign and, 145, 347–51
impeachment investigation of Nixon, 160, 199, 203, 204, 222, 307
impeachment of Clinton, 20, 160, 199
impeachment of Trump apology, Trump’s refusal to make, 204–7
attitude of Trump toward, 184, 187, 188, 190, 198–207, 222
Bolton on freezing aid to Ukraine, 231
boosting Trump in polls, 259–60
circumstances leading to, 170
House Judiciary Committee voting to send articles to full House, 190
Kissinger on, 222
reelection campaign and, 160, 240, 269, Plate 10a
Senate impeachment trial and acquittal, xiii–xiv, xviii, 239–41
Trump’s view of media obsession with, 225, 313
Ukraine investigation, 168–69, 190, 199–207, 231, 241
whistleblower report, 169–70, 199, 202–5
Zelensky phone call and transcript, 168–69, 190, 199–205
inaugural address of Trump, 160, 374
India, 248, 251
influenza cases in 2020, 253, 273
COVID-19 compared to, 230, 235, 254, 275
H5N1 and H7N9 bird flus, 212, 215
Spanish Flu pandemic (1918), xv
swine flu, 211
universal vaccine, search for, 212
Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 283
intelligence community. See also specific agencies and individuals on COVID-19, 230, 306
relationship with/opinion of Trump regarding, 29–31, 115–16, 148–49, 161–62, 169–70, 183, 387, 405
Interpol, 140
Iran, 2, 116, 121, 130–31, 133, 149, 195–97, 227, 246, 295, 405
Iran-contra, 57
Iraq/Iraq war, 2, 4, 18, 20–21, 32, 42–43, 110, 124, 130, 140–41, 195–96, 309, 314
IRS (Internal Revenue Service), 188
ISIS, 4, 9, 137–41, Plate 4b
Israel, 64–67, 329
Italy, 251, 253, 276, 312, 335, 391
Iwo Jima, 73
Jackson, Andrew, 364
Japan, 11, 77–78, 81, 177, 192, 221, 391
Javits Center, NYC, 298–99
Jefferson, Thomas, 13
Jerusalem, moving American embassy to, 329
John F. Kennedy Airport, NYC, 277
John Paul II (pope), 213
Johnson, Boris, 311
Johnson, Lyndon, 376
Johnson & Johnson, 304
Jordan, Mary, 365
JP Morgan Chase, 301
JSA (Joint Security Area), North and South Korea, 86–88, 177–79, 183
judicial appointments under Trump, 88, 191, 208–10, 228–29, 332
Justice Department, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 56, 57, 58, 61, 152, 155, 159–63, 202, 247, 249
Keane, Jack, 196
Kelly, John, 85, 87, 95–96, 138, 139, 144–45, 147, 221, 258