There was no evidence to prove the accusations that Trump had been robbed of victory in 2020, and on January 6, 2021, he hit the lowest point of his exceptional human and political journey.
A surprise winner of the White House in 2016 after a lifetime as a businessman in real estate and on television, Trump refused to accept the verdict of the ballot box four years later and failed to do enough to prevent protests by his most fervent supporters. This culminated in the assault on Capitol Hill on the day Biden's victory in the November 2020 election was officially confirmed. Many, myself included, saw this as Trump's "political suicide." Yet, it was the pivotal point of his career, because, after surviving two assassination attempts, the people re-elected him with a majority of the popular vote. This book takes an in-depth look at his comeback, driven by the populist proletarian movement that characterizes America's "flyover country," snubbed by the coastal elites who jet over it without actually seeing it.
Trump was able to tap into the discontent of the lower and middle classes, impoverished by inflation. Against trite accusations of racism, he responded by increasing support among Black and Hispanic communities, and to a nation tired of political correctness - known as the "woke" movement these days - he offered the common-sense values of security, prosperity and pride in being American.
"This book is compelling and well-documented, making for a detailed and passionate chronicle, going beyond ideological stereotypes to look at Trump's "political resurrection" from 2020 to today. Glauco Maggi, a keen observer who has lived in America for 25 years, successfully recounts Trump's second victory - as well as the profound crisis the American Democrats are currently facing - in the most real and intellectually honest way. Maggi has described and highlighted the true reasons behind the 'MAGA' political phenomenon, which managed to rekindle the dream and pride of being American, often trampled upon by the 'wokism' of liberal ideology." Lorenzo Montanari, VP International Affairs - Americans for Tax Reform, Washington (DC).
Glauco Maggi was born in Milan on December 1, 1947. He graduated with a degree in Political Science from the University of Milan, and has been a journalist since 1978. He's lived in New York since 2000, where he writes for La Voce di New York, Investire, money.it and La Stampa. He became a US citizen in 2018.
He has written an array of books for Sperling & Kupfer: "Il traguardo della qualità " (1994), "Oltre i Bot" (nine editions between 1997 and 2000), "Oltre l'INPS" (1998), "Figli & Soldi" (two versions in 2001 and in 2008), "Guadagnare con la crisi" (2013). In 2011, Boroli Editore published his book "Obama dimezzato." Edizioni Libero published his work "Trump uno di noi" (a collection of articles from the 2016 campaign). "Il Guerriero Solitario - Trump e la Mission Impossible" was published by Mind Edizioni (2020) while Neri Pozza published "Qui non è Nuova York - 100 giorni nell'America Profonda" (2024).
