La PORTE — A La Porte native who formerly worked in the Trump administration reiterated his warning about America’s divisions just days after a riot at the U.S. Capitol – saying he knew something like that could happen.
Miles Taylor talked about his recent book, “A Warning,” with the La Porte Rotary on Monday.
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