Profiles in Courage in the Trump Era

By the time that Donald Trump left after one term in the White House, America's democracy was perilously close to destruction. The United States government survived only through the effort of a few key Republican elected and appointed officials in federal, state, and local governments throughout the country. These loyal Americans courageously did the jobs that they had sworn to do, even in the face of intense political pressure, threats, and attempts at intimidation designed to undermine our democracy throughout the four years of the Trump presidency, and to ultimately hand Trump a second term in the White House even though he had lost the 2020 election. These are the Profiles in Courage of those who did what was right, often at a high personal and political cost. These individuals collectively stand as a legacy and inspiration to all of us for generations to come.

In Profiles in Courage, readers will learn about:

● How Senator John McCain thwarted Trump’s attempts to destroy everything former President Obama achieved while in office

● The heroic efforts of Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Rick Bright during the coronavirus pandemic

● How Senator Mitt Romney cast a sole vote in favor of convicting Trump during his first impeachment trial

● Republicans in the House of Representatives, such as Liz Cheney, who refused to give into Trump’s false narrative about the 2020 election

● How GOP Governors Brian Kemp and Doug Ducey refused to buy into the 2020 Election Fraud claim and publicly denounced Trump

About the Author

KENNETH FOARD MCCALLION is author of the new books, Profiles in Courage in the Trump Era and Profiles in Cowardice in the Trump Era. He has appeared on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “Cuomo Prime Time,” and Netflix, and his expertise has been published by dozens of major news outlets including The New York Times, MarketWatch, Salon, and USA Today. He previously worked as a prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice, the New York State Attorney General’s Office, and the New York State Special Prosecutor for Nursing Homes (now Medicaid Fraud Control Unit). His legal practice involves environmental health, hospitals, nursing homes, and other medically related issues, and he previously worked for the New York City Department of Health. He is a graduate of Yale University and Fordham Law School and is the author of COVID-19: The Virus That Changed America and The World (2020), Treason & Betrayal: The Rise and Fall of Individual-1 (2019), The Essential Guide to Donald Trump (2016), and Shoreham and the Rise and Fall of the Nuclear Power Industry (1995). Ken is also an Adjunct Professor at Cardozo Law School in Manhattan and has lectured at Fairfield University in Connecticut.