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A Warning
by Anonymous, Miles Taylor
I picked this book up a couple of months ago at a used bookstore in my area. The stark simplicity of the cover caught my eye, and the enigmatic choice to list the author as simply "Anonymous" piqued my curiosity. The premise was familiar—another tell-all account of the chaotic Trump administration—but this one promised a unique angle, as it was written by someone actively serving within the administration, offering a no-holds-barred perspective under the cloak of anonymity.
The book delivers exactly what it promised, even if I came to it a bit late (it was originally published in 2019, before the 2020 election). Now, of course, we know that the author is Miles Taylor, a former official in the Department of Homeland Security who served under both George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump (the first time).
In my view, this book is both honest and patriotic, providing a raw look inside the day-to-day chaos, incompetence, and troubling behavior of the 45th (and now 47th) President of the United States. Taylor presents Trump as a man fundamentally unprepared for the presidency—willingly uninformed, intentionally mean-spirited, and woefully ignorant about the basic workings of the U.S. government. More concerning is Trump’s apparent willingness to lie to and deceive the American public, aided and abetted by a cadre of sycophants—power-hungry enablers willing to repeat his lies and push his agenda, regardless of the consequences.
Some of the revelations in this book are stunning, but what struck me most is how clearly the first Trump presidency served as a dress rehearsal for the second. Nearly beat-for-beat, we’re seeing this second term unfold with the same general outline, but now with a more emboldened, spiteful edge—and at an accelerated pace.
The book’s title, A Warning, is fitting. It accurately predicted what a second Trump term might have looked like had he won the 2020 election. As it turns out, that warning was just a few years early. Trump’s second term began in 2025, and just 100+ days in, we’re seeing proof that Taylor’s soothsaying—based on firsthand experience—was correct. This administration is more unhinged, more aggressive, and more dangerous than the first. It is actively steering the United States toward a cliff, pushing through the guardrails of our constitutional liberties, checks, and balances in the process.
I wish this book felt like old news—a grim note in the history of a bygone era—but reading it today, in 2025, was genuinely chilling. The man is a maniac, and his administration is now stacked with enablers and true believers from top to bottom.
Taylor’s warnings have proven accurate, but they’ve also made him a target. Now that the veil of anonymity has been lifted, Taylor finds himself in the crosshairs. As I write this, he is making headlines as Trump, in his second term, uses the powers of the federal government to target Taylor through the Department of Justice. Taylor has publicly stated that he and his wife have been advised to update their living wills, as the threat to their lives is real and escalating. Trump has labeled Taylor a traitor, effectively painting a target on his back for the more extreme elements of the MAGA movement—followers known to respond violently when called to action.
Taylor maintains that he broke no laws when publishing A Warning, but we live in an age where truth itself is under siege, and Trump’s words carry immense weight with his followers. I’ll be watching this situation closely, and I plan to read Taylor’s second book, published in 2023, to get a fuller picture of the man behind this critical warning.
The book delivers exactly what it promised, even if I came to it a bit late (it was originally published in 2019, before the 2020 election). Now, of course, we know that the author is Miles Taylor, a former official in the Department of Homeland Security who served under both George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump (the first time).
In my view, this book is both honest and patriotic, providing a raw look inside the day-to-day chaos, incompetence, and troubling behavior of the 45th (and now 47th) President of the United States. Taylor presents Trump as a man fundamentally unprepared for the presidency—willingly uninformed, intentionally mean-spirited, and woefully ignorant about the basic workings of the U.S. government. More concerning is Trump’s apparent willingness to lie to and deceive the American public, aided and abetted by a cadre of sycophants—power-hungry enablers willing to repeat his lies and push his agenda, regardless of the consequences.
Some of the revelations in this book are stunning, but what struck me most is how clearly the first Trump presidency served as a dress rehearsal for the second. Nearly beat-for-beat, we’re seeing this second term unfold with the same general outline, but now with a more emboldened, spiteful edge—and at an accelerated pace.
The book’s title, A Warning, is fitting. It accurately predicted what a second Trump term might have looked like had he won the 2020 election. As it turns out, that warning was just a few years early. Trump’s second term began in 2025, and just 100+ days in, we’re seeing proof that Taylor’s soothsaying—based on firsthand experience—was correct. This administration is more unhinged, more aggressive, and more dangerous than the first. It is actively steering the United States toward a cliff, pushing through the guardrails of our constitutional liberties, checks, and balances in the process.
I wish this book felt like old news—a grim note in the history of a bygone era—but reading it today, in 2025, was genuinely chilling. The man is a maniac, and his administration is now stacked with enablers and true believers from top to bottom.
Taylor’s warnings have proven accurate, but they’ve also made him a target. Now that the veil of anonymity has been lifted, Taylor finds himself in the crosshairs. As I write this, he is making headlines as Trump, in his second term, uses the powers of the federal government to target Taylor through the Department of Justice. Taylor has publicly stated that he and his wife have been advised to update their living wills, as the threat to their lives is real and escalating. Trump has labeled Taylor a traitor, effectively painting a target on his back for the more extreme elements of the MAGA movement—followers known to respond violently when called to action.
Taylor maintains that he broke no laws when publishing A Warning, but we live in an age where truth itself is under siege, and Trump’s words carry immense weight with his followers. I’ll be watching this situation closely, and I plan to read Taylor’s second book, published in 2023, to get a fuller picture of the man behind this critical warning.