American resistance : the inside story of how the deep state saved the nation /
Rothkopf, David J. 1955-
American resistance : the inside story of how the deep state saved the nation / David Rothkopf. - First edition. - ix, 275 pages ; 25 cm
Includes index.
Introduction: A word of thanks to the deep state -- Walking into a blast furnace -- The snake -- "I obey, but I do not comply" -- Russia, Ukraine, and constitutional patriotism -- We have to act like we're taking this seriously -- The deep state versus the dark state -- Bullets and boomerangs.
This deeply reported insider story shows how a small group of Washington officials such as Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, and Fiona Hill forged a resistance movement against the unprecedented Trump presidency. What nearly happened during the Trump years could have been so much worse: the USA came close to wars, abuses of power, cruelty, and dysfunction at the highest levels of our government. Rothkopf shows that a small number of men and women, many from the top ranks of the Trump administration-- life-long Republicans-- risked everything to honor their oaths to the Constitution. Many of the worst and most dangerous ideas of a rogue president were defeated by the very people he put in positions of trust. Rothkopf celebrates a vital victory-- but offers a bleak warning for the future. -- adapted from jacket
9781541700635 1541700635
2022034650
Trump, Donald, 1946-
Civil service--United States.
Bureaucracy--United States.
Misconduct in office--History.--United States
Political corruption--History--United States--21st century.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
American resistance : the inside story of how the deep state saved the nation / David Rothkopf. - First edition. - ix, 275 pages ; 25 cm
Includes index.
Introduction: A word of thanks to the deep state -- Walking into a blast furnace -- The snake -- "I obey, but I do not comply" -- Russia, Ukraine, and constitutional patriotism -- We have to act like we're taking this seriously -- The deep state versus the dark state -- Bullets and boomerangs.
This deeply reported insider story shows how a small group of Washington officials such as Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, and Fiona Hill forged a resistance movement against the unprecedented Trump presidency. What nearly happened during the Trump years could have been so much worse: the USA came close to wars, abuses of power, cruelty, and dysfunction at the highest levels of our government. Rothkopf shows that a small number of men and women, many from the top ranks of the Trump administration-- life-long Republicans-- risked everything to honor their oaths to the Constitution. Many of the worst and most dangerous ideas of a rogue president were defeated by the very people he put in positions of trust. Rothkopf celebrates a vital victory-- but offers a bleak warning for the future. -- adapted from jacket
9781541700635 1541700635
2022034650
Trump, Donald, 1946-
Civil service--United States.
Bureaucracy--United States.
Misconduct in office--History.--United States
Political corruption--History--United States--21st century.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.