Bestselling author Elizabeth Graham, an authority on the Trump-Putin relationship, asserts that Donald Trump's political dishonesty has resulted in a state of moral decline in the United States. In her book 'From Democracy To Democrazy' and her Substack egraham.substack.com, she writes that citizens want truth, justice, and the American way, but Trump's bribery, graft, and malfeasance have undermined these values.
Graham highlights how successful anti-authoritarian movements attack corruption, framing the regime as dishonest and morally rotten. She notes that over the past decade, with Trump as a central presidential figure, values such as veracity, verity, and factuality have nearly disappeared. She points to Trump's belief that he is above the law, citing the Epstein Files Transparency Act (Public Law 119-38), enacted November 19, 2025, which requires the Department of Justice to release records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Despite a December 19, 2025 deadline, Trump has evaded full disclosure, according to a CBS News report from January 8, 2026.
Graham draws a parallel to the Declaration of Independence, which stated that all men are created equal, yet Thomas Jefferson owned over 600 slaves. She argues that this fundamental lie set a standard of dishonesty, and today's leaders are more disoriented than ever. She calls Trump a bigot, citing his closure of USAID to stop aid to Africa, which she says could lead to 15 million deaths by 2040 according to The Lancet. She also criticizes his treatment of immigrants as based on intolerance.
Graham references a June 7, 2026 MSN report by Leigh Kimmins in which Trump's public plea to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop attacks on Lebanon fell flat, and Iran launched missiles in response. She contrasts this with Trump's repeated claims that he could end the war in Ukraine in one day, which CNN fact-checked on April 25, 2025, noting he made that claim 53 times.
The author cites the American Bar Association from March 4, 2026, stating that the Trump administration has exchanged government benefits, appointments, pardons, and policy decisions for financial contributions, creating a pay-to-play culture. She warns that if key reforms are not passed and Trump is not held accountable, this corruption will destroy Americans' faith in democracy, exactly as Vladimir Putin wishes.
Graham's book has received rave reviews. One Amazon reader described it as an urgent warning about Russia's threat to America, while another called it a must-read to understand Trump's ties to Putin. Clare Harwood remarked that Graham draws from lived experience in authoritarian countries, not theory. More information is available at democrazy2020.org.
