Meet the Deplorables: Infiltrating Trump America (Full-Color Collector's Edition)

Ripped from the headlines Meet the Deplorables: Infiltrating Trump America ventures deep into Red State territory and explores the current shape of our divided country providing a fresh first-hand perspective of right-wing subcultures and the mindsets of the so-called deplorables who helped propel Donald J. Trump to the Oval Office.A rollicking ride through Trumpland. -Harriet Alexander The TelegraphIn his inimitable Gonzo-style infiltration journalist HARMON LEON--whose stories have appeared in VICE Esquire The Nation and National Geographic--dons a variety of disguises and goes undercover into the heart of Trump America where his exploits include canvassing door-to-door as a Trump supporter hanging out with Trump fanatics as they receive free Donald tattoos demonstrating how easy it is to purchase an assault weapon on Facebook visiting an anti-Muslim hate group on the same day as a mass shooting spending time with anti-choice protesters in front of Planned Parenthood joining a conversion therapy group that tries to turn gay men straight and many many more.Adding an innovative extra dimension to the book TED RALL two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist enhances the carefully crafted narrative--and connects Leons audacious accounts to the greater Trump phenomena--with his own distinctive cartoons and insightful analysis including a poignant epilogue.A necessary read in the time of Trump this unique collaboration by the formidable team of Harmon Leon and Ted Rall holds up a mirror to modern conservative life and reflects a reality that is outrageous entertaining and illuminating.