TY - BOOK AU - Taylor,Miles TI - Blowback: a warning to save democracy from the next Trump SN - 9781668015988 (hardcover) AV - JK 1726 T244b 2023 U1 - 973.934 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Atria Books KW - Trump, Donald, KW - Trump, Donald, KW - Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) KW - History KW - 21st century KW - Partido Republicano (Estados Unidos: 1854-) KW - Historia KW - Siglo XXI KW - Radicalism KW - United States KW - Radicalismo KW - Estados Unidos KW - Political stability KW - Estabilidad política KW - Democracy KW - Democracia KW - Fascism KW - Fascismo KW - Citizenship KW - Ciudadanía KW - Transparency (Ethics) in government KW - Transparencia en el gobierno KW - Right-wing extremists KW - Extremistas de derecha KW - Politics and government KW - Política y gobierno N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The faction -- The deputy -- The judge -- The assembly -- The shield -- The sword -- The citizen -- The angel N2 - "Donald Trump will be president again, whether he is on the ballot or not. That is because Trumpism is overtaking the Republican Party and will mount a vigorous comeback, potentially in the hands of a savvier successor--The Next Trump. This prophecy will come true, according to Miles Taylor, if we do not learn the lessons of the recent past. With the 2024 election approaching, the formerly "Anonymous" official is back with bombshell revelations and a sobering national forecast. Through interviews with dozens of ex-Trump aides and government leaders, Taylor predicts what could happen inside "Trump 2.0," the White House of a more competent and more formidable copycat. What sounds like a political thriller -- from shadowy presidential powers and CIA betrayals to angry henchmen and assassination plots -- is instead America's political reality, as Taylor uses never-before-told stories to shed light on the ex-president's unfulfilled plans, the dark forces haunting our civic lives, and to show how we can thwart the rise of extremism in the United States. Blowback is also a surprisingly emotional and self-critical portrait of a dissenter, one whose own unmasking provides a vivid warning about what happens when we hide the truth from others and, most important, from ourselves."-- Page 4 of cover ER -