In a recent Substack post, bestselling author Elizabeth Graham, an authority on the Trump-Putin relationship, issued a stark warning about the state of American democracy. Drawing on nearly twenty years of living and working in Russia, Central Asia, and Ukraine, Graham claims that the United States has succumbed to the tyranny of one man controlled by a foreign enemy. She writes, 'Saturday, July 4th and the U.S. holiday to celebrate our independence will be remembered as a time when one of the greatest countries in the history of mankind has succumbed to the tyranny and despotism of one man and a small group who holds absolute and unrestricted power and who is controlled by our enemy.'
Graham's book, 'From Democracy To Democrazy: A Warning To All Americans', has received critical acclaim, including a review from Kirkus Professional Book Reviewers who called it an 'intriguing and informative must read.' The book details her experiences and insights into Russian disinformation and manipulation. Graham argues that Donald Trump, a convicted criminal and legally labeled a sexual predator, is a traitor who has sold his soul and the country to Russia. She cites Trump's actions such as removing U.S. troops from Germany, closing USAID, and weakening NATO as evidence of his alignment with Putin's agenda.
Graham references historical figures like Cicero and Mark Twain to underscore the danger of internal betrayal and ignorance. She writes, 'Cicero said: "A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within." Our unsettling reality is that many Americans not only doubt Trump is a traitor but continue to dispute this claim indefinitely.' She also warns of the consequences of closing USAID, citing reports from The Lancet and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health that predict 22 million preventable deaths by 2030 due to the closure, most of them children in Africa.
Graham's expertise is rooted in her work on USAID projects in Russia and surrounding regions, where she observed the Kremlin's propaganda and disinformation tactics. She claims that Donald Trump became a KGB asset after being 'wined and dined' in Moscow, a claim verified by former KGB operative Oleg Kalugin in an interview with Craig Unger for American Kompromat. She also alleges that Russian organized crime launders money through Trump condos, increasing his net worth by $2 billion in the last year, according to Forbes.
Graham's Substack, where she posts regularly on democracy and Russia, is available at egraham.substack.com. Her book is available on Amazon, and more information can be found at democrazy2020.org. She urges Americans to recognize the transformation of the U.S. government into a reflection of Kremlin operations, stating, 'I am among the few Americans who recognize this transformation. I know this because I lived it.'
