you know what? that slow turn may be speeding up. in recent weeks, the ex president and his allies have escalated their extreme authoritarian rhetoric. just take a look at this video that trump himself re-posted a re-truth as he puts it on his social media site. if you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before. is there any way to view that kind of language and anything other than an open and fascist stick threats? again this is just what trump and his allies are saying publicly. i have to ask are we also really be concerned about what they re planning for us behind closed doors? earlier i spoke with miles taylor the author of that new book blowback. miles taylor thank you for joining us on the show. congratulations on the book, it is much needed. let me start by asking you, can american democracy in your view