Bestselling author Elizabeth Graham, an expert on the Trump-Putin relationship, has issued a stark warning in her new book, 'From Democracy To Democrazy: A Warning To All Americans,' and in a recent Substack post. Drawing on nearly twenty years living and working in Russia, Central Asia, and Ukraine, Graham argues that the United States is succumbing to tyranny under a leader controlled by a foreign enemy.
Graham cites the Roman statesman Cicero, who warned that treason from within is more dangerous than an external enemy. She asserts that Donald Trump is that traitor, moving among Americans with familiar accents and arguments, rotting the soul of the nation. She claims many Americans dispute Trump's treason, despite evidence including business fraud, 34 felony counts for hush-money payments, and a legal designation as a sexual predator.
According to Graham, Russia's disinformation campaign, unable to defeat the U.S. militarily, targeted Trump with flattery and promises of business, eventually trapping him. She references an interview with former KGB operative Oleg Kalugin, who verified that Trump was cultivated as an asset during a Moscow trip. Graham's daughter, who worked at a Moscow nightclub, witnessed Trump's visits, including underage prostitution, she alleges.
Graham links Trump's actions to Putin's wishes: removing U.S. troops from Germany, undermining NATO, closing USAID, and more. She claims USAID was a CIA intelligence-gathering front, and its closure by Elon Musk's influence has led to predictions of 22 million preventable deaths in Africa by 2030, primarily children. She compares this to the atrocities of Stalin and Hitler.
Financial ties are also highlighted: Russian bailouts of $100 million into Trump Organization accounts, verified by his sons (Vanity Fair, Business Insider), and $3 billion annually from Russian organized crime laundered through Trump condos (The Guardian). Trump's net worth increased by $2 billion in the past year (Forbes).
Graham's book has received praise from Kirkus Reviews and readers, who call it a 'must-read' warning. She concludes that Trump is transforming the government into a Kremlin-style dictatorship, and his reign may end only with his demise. The full post is available at her Substack (egraham.substack.com), and more information is at democrazy2020.org.
