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13. Gideon Resnick, “Roger Stone Convinced Trump to Hire Paul Manafort, Former Officials Say,” Daily Beast, 21 Apr. 2017, https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/21/roger-stone-convinced-trump-to-hire-paul-manafort-former-officials-say.
14. Ryan Parker, “Roger Stone Banned from Twitter after Threatening CNN Anchors,” Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2017, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roger-stone-banned-twitter-threatening-cnn-anchors-1052758.
15. Annie Karni, “The Mooch’s Gift to Trump Staff: A Taxpayer-Funded Stylist,” Politico, 7 Jan. 2018, http://politi.co/2CQwE3x.
16. David Badash, “Sarah Huckabee Sanders Went on ‘The View’ Today. It Didn’t Go Well (Video),” New Civil Rights Movement, 6 Sept. 2017, http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/sarah_huckabee_sanders_went_on_the_view_today_it_didn_t_go_well_video.
17. Dan McLaughlin, “Acting FBI Director Shoots Down Media, Trump Narratives,” National Review, 10 Oct. 2017, https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/fbi-director-testimony-shoots-down-comey-stories/.
18. Pamela Engel, “Sebastian Gorka, Trump’s Combative New National Security Aide, Is Widely Disdained within His Own Field,” Business Insider, 22 Feb. 2017, http://www.businessinsider.com/sebastian-gorka-trump-bio-profile-2017–2.
19. Ibid.
20. Curt Devine, Drew Griffin, and Scott Bronstein, “Sebastian Gorka’s PhD Adviser: ‘I Would Not Call Him an Expert in Terrorism,’ ” CNN, 18 Aug. 2017, https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/18/politics/gorka-credentials/index.html.
21. “White House Staff Warned Not to Admit Gorka,” NBC News, 28 Aug. 2017, https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/exclusive-white-house-staff-warned-not-to-admit-gorka-1034672707528.
15. The Alt-Reich
1. Jonathan Mahler and Steve Eder, “ ‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias.” New York Times, 27 Aug. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/us/politics/donald-trump-housing-race.html.
2. Ronald Reagan, “Remarks Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas.” The Reagan Library, 23 Aug. 1984, https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/archives/speeches/1984/82384f.htm.
3. Eric Cortellessa, “Trump’s Holocaust Day Statement Fails to Mention Jews or Anti-Semitism,” Times of Israel, 27 Jan. 2017, http://www.timesofisrael.com/omitting-jews-and-anti-semitism-trumps-holocaust-day-statement-causes-stir/.
4. Josh Dawsey, “Trump Derides Protections for Immigrants from ‘Shithole’ Countries,” Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711–11e7–91af-31ac729add94_story.html.
5. Nicholas Kristof, “Is Donald Trump a Racist?,” New York Times, 24 July 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/opinion/sunday/is-donald-trump-a-racist.html.
6. Woodrow Wilson, A History of the American People (New York: Harper, 1902).
7. Joshua Green, Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency (New York: Penguin, 2018), 147, Kindle edition.
8. Ibid., p. 212.
9. The “14 words” is a white nationalist/supremacist mantra: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.”
10. Joseph Goldstein, “Alt-Right Gathering Exults in Trump Election with Nazi-Era Salute,” New York Times, 21 Nov. 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/alt-right-salutes-donald-trump.html.
11. R. J. Wolcott, “White Nationalist Richard Spencer Blames Violent Protesters for Small Crowd at MSU,” Lansing (MI) State Journal, 5 Mar. 2018, https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2018/03/05/richard-spencer-michigan-state/397727002/; Katie Reilly, “ ‘We Don’t Want Your Nazi Hate’: Protesters Drown Out Richard Spencer’s University of Florida Speech,” Time, 19 Oct. 2017, http://time.com/4989785/richard-spencer-uf-speech-florida/.
12. C. J. Ciaramella. “Some Well-Dressed White Nationalists Gathered in DC Last Weekend,” Vice, 29 Oct. 2013, https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kwpadw/some-well-dressed-white-nationalists-gathered-in-dc-last-weekend.
13. Alex Thompson, “Watch Richard Spencer Rally the Alt-Right: America Is White People’s ‘Creation,’ ” Vice, 21 Nov. 2016, https://news.vice.com/en_ca/article/paz77z/watch-richard-spencer-rally-the-alt-right-america-is-white-peoples-creation.
14. Michael Kunzelman, “Anti-Semitic Troll Calls His Online Tactics ‘a National Sport,’ ” Times of Israel, 30 Mar. 2017, http://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-semitic-troll-calls-his-online-tactics-a-national-sport/.
17. Trump Is Electoral Poison
1. Maura Judkis, “Donald Trump as ‘Cheeto Jesus,’ and the Political Legacy of a Dusty Orange Snack,” Washington Post, 17 Jun. 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2016/06/17/donald-trump-as-cheeto-jesus-and-the-political-legacy-of-a-dusty-orange-snack/.
2. “Virginia Exit Poll and Results for 2017 Election,” NBCNews.com, 16 Nov. 2017, www.nbcnews.com/politics/2017-election/VA.
3. Donald J. Trump, Twitter, 7 Nov. 2017, https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/928074747316928513.
4. Haldevang, Max de, “The Likely Newest US Senator Has Likened the Koran to Mein Kampf and Blamed 9/11 on Godlessness,” Quartz, 26 Sept. 2017, qz.com/1088001/roy-moore-likely-to-become-the-next-senator-from-alabama-has-a-history-of-racism/.
5. “America’s Choice 2012 Election Center,” CNN, retrieved 6 Mar. 2018, http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/state/AL/president.
6. Rick Baker, The Seamless City: A Conservative Mayor’s Approach to Urban Revitalization That Can Work Anywhere (New York: Regnery, 2011).
7. Adam C. Smith, “8 Takeaways from the St. Pete Mayor’s Race,” Tampa Bay (FL) Times, 10 Nov. 2017, http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/Adam-C-Smith-8-takeaways-from-the-St-Pete-mayor-s-race_162480501.
8. T. A. Frank, “Why Conor Lamb’s Red-State Strategy Could Be Trump Kryptonite in 2020,” The Hive, 13 Mar. 2018, https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/03/can-the-trump-kryptonite-of-conor-lamb-save-democrats-in-2020.
9. “GOP Panic Spreads to Pennsylvania,” National Journal, retrieved 19 Mar. 2018, https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/664776?unlock=8AE9X4M288STTFFK.
10. Jacob Pramuk, “Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Taking a Backseat in Critical Pennsylvania Election,” CNBC, 8 Mar. 2018, https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/08/pa-special-election-trump-tax-plan-is-taking-a-backseat.html.
11. “Dem Gains in CD18 Special,” Monmouth University Polling Institute, 12 Mar. 2018, https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_pa_031218/.
12. Eugene Scott, “Analysis: Rick Saccone’s Accusation That the Left Hates God May Be More Alienating Than Compelling,” Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/14/gop-politicians-like-ricksaccones-accusation-that-the-left-hates-god-may-be-more-alienating-than-compelling/.
13. Denis Slattery, “Ryan Says Dem Lead in Pa. Congressional Race Is ‘Wake-up Call,’ ” New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2018, http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ryan-dem-lead-pa-congressional-race-wake-up-call-article-1.3874107.
14. An-Li Herring, “GOP Nominates State Rep. Rick Saccone to Replace Former Congressman Tim Murphy,” WESA, 11 Nov. 2017, http://wesa.fm/post/gop-nominates-state-rep-rick-saccone-replace-former-congressman-tim-murphy.
15. Harry Enten, “Special Elections So Far Point to a Democratic Wave in 2018,” FiveThirtyEight, 13 Dec. 2017, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/special-elections-so-far-point-to-a-democratic-wave-in-2018/.
16. J.D., “Jeff Flake’s Anti-Trump Manifesto Could Cost Him His Job,” Economist, 19 Oct. 2017, https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2017/10/perils-conscience.
17. As of May 28, 2018.
18. “Release Detail,” Quinnipiac University Poll, 20 Feb. 2018, https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2521.
19. “Immigration a Top Problem for Republicans, Not for Democrats,” Gallup, 1
5 Jan. 2018, http://news.gallup.com/poll/225473/immigration-top-problem-republicans-not-democrats.aspx.
20. Jennifer Agiesta, “CNN Poll: 6 in 10 Concerned Trump Isn’t Doing Enough to Protect US Elections,” CNN, 27 Feb. 2018, https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/cnn-poll-trump-russia-protect-elections/index.html.
Epilogue: Post-Trump America
1. Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (New York: C. L. Webster, 1885).
2. Ronald Reagan, “Ronald Reagan—Encroaching Control,” 30 Mar. 1961, archive.org/details/RonaldReagan-EncroachingControl.
3. Rick Wilson, Twitter, 18 Nov. 2017, https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/931947591306240000.
4. Winston Churchill, “We Shall Fight on the Beaches,” Speech to the House of Commons, 4 June 1940, https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1940-the-finest-hour/we-shall-fight-on-the-beaches/.
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