The book, Trumpocapypse: Restoring American Democracy, is an eye opener, according to Lloyd Green of The Guardian. It was written by David Frum, a former speech writer for President George W. Bush and now a writer for the Atlantic,
Frum "argues that 'democracy is tested by its ability to deliver security, prosperity, and justice.' By that metric, the Trump presidency is a shambolic failure. In a book mostly written before the pandemic, Frum details the efforts of the 45th president to gut the rule of law and institutionalize 'white ethnic chauvinism,' leaving the country reeling, the constitution bruised. Trumpian alchemy has turned gold to lead."
White ethnic chauvinism: Stimulating excessive or prejudiced support for white Americans or a play torn from the books of Europe's famed 1930s Fascists. (DT never was original.)
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