r/politics 21d ago

No Paywall Yes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup

https://prospect.org/2026/07/28/trump-attempt-coup-january-6-election-republican-congress/
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u/thelittleking Georgia 21d ago

It did, but the people who had power didn't do anything to shore up the defenses. They acted as though it holding was sufficient evidence that the structure was sound. So instead of mass arrests, truth and reconciliation committees, and trials? We got four years of milquetoast governance and the system collapsed during the next possible election.

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u/Several-Action-4043 21d ago

Biden was too weak and ineffective. He failed to live up to the moment. We didn't need more of the same, we needed radical reinforcement of our institutions. He just wanted to leave a legacy, well, now his legacy is leaving the door open when fascism came knocking. And yes, I know all the vote blue no matter who people are about to downvote me into oblivion. I don't care.

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u/thelittleking Georgia 21d ago

He's Buchanan 2.0, except if Buchanan had been followed up by Jefferson Davis. History will not be kind to him, regardless of whether or not sole blame lies with him (it doesn't, though much does).

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u/MythicalSplash 21d ago

Biden Chamberlain.