From the Publisher
“A scathing look at the MAGA crowd and the existential threat they pose to American democracy. … A stark warning to be taken seriously."
—Kirkus
“We must heed the warnings of the risks to our beloved system of government that continue to come. To that end, we can have no better Paul Revere than Malcolm Nance."
—Rob Reiner, Actor and Director
"As Malcolm Nance, or 'Nancetradamus' as we call him on my show, due to his uncanny predictions, has told us long ago, 'They want to Kill Americans'! It's an apt title for his new book, and a clarion call from a true patriot to save our democracy from the Trump insurgency before its too late."
—Stephanie Miller
"There are great writers and there are those who have lived the words on the page; Malcolm Nance is both. He pulls no punches, chronicling the attack on our liberties with the fierceness it demands."
—Chip Franklin, Host, KGO Radio, San Francisco
"Most national security analysts break down what you're seeing. Nance breaks down what's yet to be seen. He's a decorated military veteran, an astute analyst, and a powerful truth teller. No matter what your personal political affiliation is, Nance has a voice you need to hear. If you care about the future of our country and our world, you should read this book."
—Paul Reickoff, President and Founder, Righteous Media
"Nance forcefully articulates his belief that American democracy is in mortal danger... this is a frightening and provocative thought experiment."
—Publisher's Weekly
Kirkus Reviews
2022-04-23
A scathing look at the MAGA crowd and the existential threat they pose to American democracy.
As a writer on terrorism and fascism, Nance has previously specialized in two areas: the workings of al-Qaida and the Islamic State and the mindset and actions of Trump and his followers. In this follow-up to The Plot To Betray America, the author blends them to examine the movement he calls “TITUS, the Trump Insurgency in the United States,” whose practitioners and supporters, like the best terrorists, blend into the community and are perfectly content with the thought of killing anyone who disagrees with them—all with the aim “to destroy American democracy and install Donald Trump as dictator.” Trump might like nothing better, or he might have other plans. Regardless, writes Nance, Trumpism is not likely to disappear, especially now that the Republican Party has become its wholly owned subsidiary and is doing whatever it can to dismantle voting rights to disenfranchise its opposition and retain permanent power. Meanwhile, the TITUS tribe, by Nance’s account, is executing a carefully planned four-part strategy that centers on avenging the 2020 election—a matter that could embrace executing opposition politicians. “Violent extremists in the United States and terrorists in the Middle East,” writes the author, “have remarkably similar pathways to radicalization,” pathways that very often wander into the realms of make-believe (as with QAnon’s fevered distortions) by way of online sources. The author digs deep to describe organizations and individuals coordinating with TITUS, including the Proud Boys and a depressingly high number of active-duty police and military-service personnel. That Trump proved a remarkably inept president does not deter these supporters, who form a base that “has become an openly fascist movement”—and, Nance concludes, represent a threat that “America will have to confront for the next generation at the least.”
A stark warning to be taken seriously.
