A Coup?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Even in shithole countries dictators rig the vote and then announce the results. Even they aren't brazen enough to let the results be announced and then say they don't count.

[dchill]

1. Not a professional coup - it's an Apprentice Coup.

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3. ...

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2. There's no doubt in my mind that he cheated and rigged the election in his favor

He's pissed and confused now because he didn't cheat enough to actually win.

Cheaters rarely have a backup plan for that, so he's completely befuddled.

[dchill]

4. A revote!

[KS Toronado]

6. Like your new word!

[exboyfil]

7. With his impulse control issues

You kind of wish that he would open himself up to some questioning from a skilled interviewer. Who knows what he might admit to now given the stress level he is under.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Like the infamous Karl Rove meltdown!

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18. Exactly!

[Progressive2020]

5. Trump Coup

That is why Trump has been so quiet. He and his criminal enablers are planning a coup. Why else would Trump fire the Secretary of Defense and purge the top officials at the Pentagon? He intends to use the military to stay in office. I hope that I am wrong, but this is not the behavior of someone planning to leave office in two months. This is the threat of a fascist takeover of our democracy.

[Dem2]

10. Stop the alarmist crap

Unless you have some proof, your allegations are dangerous and anxiety producing.

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15. Yeah, shut up Thomas Jefferson with your alarmist "eternal vigilance" crap!

[Dem2]

17. You have something you want to say?

Or are you here just to stir up anxiety in people?

[Progressive2020]

27. Anxiety

I am not trying to cause anxiety to anyone, but we have to be real. Why is Trump purging the leadership at the Pentagon at this particular time? This is not the behavior of someone planning to leave in two months. Trump is clearly up to something. I think it would be dangerous to miss the warning signs.

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11. No doubt that he is trying to figure out some way, any way, to stay in power

But the nation will not stand for it. It's one thing to rig a vote. If you win, it's hard for the losing side to prove it so convincingly that the nation overrules it.

But if you lose the vote and then ignore it, oh, that will seriously piss off the vast majority of the country.

He's trying for a coup, but I really don't think he can get away with it.

[marie999]

13. The military will not go against the Constitution. January 20, 2021 Biden will be our president.

[Skraxx]

14. The Keystone Coup, Brought to you by the Nitwits Who Made Their Stand at 4 Seasons Landscaping

Next to the adult bookstore and crematorium.

Yeah, these guys will pull something like that off.

[dchill]

20. They will argue all the way to the Supreme Courtyard by Marriott.

[flamingdem]

22. LOL!!

[BumRushDaShow]

21. "Why else would Trump fire the Secretary of Defense and purge the top officials at the Pentagon?"

Because Esper refused to go along with using the military to "quell" civilian protests? Esper had expected it and had actually already had a letter of resignation drafted.

Some of this stuff is like the Red Queen-type "Off with his head!!!" outburst that he does when pissed off.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

23. The US isn't the only one that would suffer if a coup succeeded.

Hard to imagine the rest of the free world would be happy to see the world's most powerful military in the tiny hands of a psychopathic dictator who goes all gaga over the likes of the leaders of Russia and N Korea.

[Progressive2020]

25. They Might Try

I don't think the Trumpers would succeed, but they might try. Esper was fired in part because he would not use the military against American protesters. Trump is a deranged narcissist and I would put nothing past him and his enablers. Why is he messing with the leadership of the Pentagon at this point? This is not the behavior of someone planning to leave in two months.

[ezgoingrl]

9. They thought

voter suppression would work now it's plan B.

[Skraxx]

12. Cuckoo Coup? Keystone Cop Coup? Coup de Trump? Coup de Dummy?

[MadLinguist]

26. Coup de Toupee

Coup de Loo, Coup de Moo Moo, Poo Poo Coup, Coup de Poop,
Doo Doo Coup, Coup de Goop, Voodoo Coup, Coup de Woo

endless foolery!

[melman]

16. "shithole countries"

oof.

[Doodley]

19. I believe Trump thought the fix was in, but Biden's lead was so big that he still lost.

[Blue Owl]

24. Donny Two Coups

Not only is he trying to overthrow Biden so his own fat ass can remain 'safe' in the WH, he is also trying to overthrow democracy itself for future generations of tRumps to grift off the taxpayer's dime...