Trump's election lies are an attempted coup. Biden/ Dems should say so

[martybegan]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

 

[badbob85037]

SO true - And enough is ENOUGH!

President Donald Trump is not trying to simply undermine President-elect Joe Biden's presidency, nor is he primarily trying to position himself for a 2024 presidential run, as many have suggested. No, Trump's No. 1 goal is to overturn the results of the 2020 election. It's time for Biden and other Democratic leaders to describe his actions in the most forceful and universally understandable language possible. And that means, in this case, calling them part of an attempted coup to illegally overthrow the Biden presidency.​

​

In the past few days, several experts have noted that Trump's actions do not technically constitute a "coup" in the academic sense. According to Michael Albertus, an associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago, for example, a coup "typically connotes a violent takeover of government." Yet these same experts warn that Trump's actions are a threat to our democracy.​

​

Regardless of how you define the word, now is not the time for academic debates. Trump's wildly effective communications strategy proves that sometimes simpler is better. Biden's response, in contrast, has been far too careful and far too polite. On Thursday, Biden called Trump's efforts to undermine the election results "totally irresponsible," adding that his message to immigrants worried about Trump's electoral attacks was "Hang on. I'm on my way." Other leading Democrats have, for the most part, followed Biden's lead.​

​

This message is not surprising given Biden's campaign strategy, which emphasized unity. Such sentiment was also at the heart of Biden's victory speech Nov. 7. But it is nevertheless a very bad strategy.​

​

Italy's Benito Mussolini and Russia's Vladimir Putin amassed power through bullying. These types of leaders treat silence or muted responses as a sign of weakness, emboldening them to push further with their authoritarian goals.​

CONTINUED:

Opinion | Why Biden should stop parsing words and call Trump's lies a coup

Regardless of how you define the word, now is not the time for academic debates.

www.nbcnews.com

I,LL TRY TO BE KIND BUT ARE YOU FOR REAL? What makes one think the way you do? Or is that even consider thinking? Are you a member of the Communist China party and got a little of that 1.5 billion deal of biden,s? Hillary to honest for you? Following the Constitution just to much madness for you. At birth were you deprived oxygen till age 40? . Maybe you just hate America or someone shot you in the face. If were you I WOULD GET OUT OF THOSE SOILED DRAWERS, DO SOME TEXT BOOK POTTY TRAINING AND TRY BUYING A CLUE .IF THAT DON'T WORK SWALLOW A GUN BARREL

 

[colfax_m]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

 

[martybegan]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

Votes in the past have been certified when cheating occurred, or are you denying things like Tammany Hall never existed?

Trump is a fighter, and he is still fighting. After 4 years of your side accusing him and us of being evil incarnate why are you surprised by this?

Progressives are far more dishonest, they just use softer tones, and their lies actually harm people.

 

[OldLady]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He tried to get the PA and other legislators to disregard their constituents' votes and choose their own Trump electors, which is against their laws. He is collecting donations to support all his lawsuits, but that money is actually going to pay his campaign debts. He is spreading debunked lies on twitter all day every day. That's for starters.

 

[colfax_m]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

Votes in the past have been certified when cheating occurred, or are you denying things like Tammany Hall never existed?

Trump is a fighter, and he is still fighting. After 4 years of your side accusing him and us of being evil incarnate why are you surprised by this?

Progressives are far more dishonest, they just use softer tones, and their lies actually harm people.

I’m not surprised by this at all.

Trump would be claiming he was cheated regardless of any facts. It makes zero difference what actually happened, Trump’s behavior is detached from reality.

 

[OldLady]

SO true - And enough is ENOUGH!

President Donald Trump is not trying to simply undermine President-elect Joe Biden's presidency, nor is he primarily trying to position himself for a 2024 presidential run, as many have suggested. No, Trump's No. 1 goal is to overturn the results of the 2020 election. It's time for Biden and other Democratic leaders to describe his actions in the most forceful and universally understandable language possible. And that means, in this case, calling them part of an attempted coup to illegally overthrow the Biden presidency.​

​

In the past few days, several experts have noted that Trump's actions do not technically constitute a "coup" in the academic sense. According to Michael Albertus, an associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago, for example, a coup "typically connotes a violent takeover of government." Yet these same experts warn that Trump's actions are a threat to our democracy.​

​

Regardless of how you define the word, now is not the time for academic debates. Trump's wildly effective communications strategy proves that sometimes simpler is better. Biden's response, in contrast, has been far too careful and far too polite. On Thursday, Biden called Trump's efforts to undermine the election results "totally irresponsible," adding that his message to immigrants worried about Trump's electoral attacks was "Hang on. I'm on my way." Other leading Democrats have, for the most part, followed Biden's lead.​

​

This message is not surprising given Biden's campaign strategy, which emphasized unity. Such sentiment was also at the heart of Biden's victory speech Nov. 7. But it is nevertheless a very bad strategy.​

​

Italy's Benito Mussolini and Russia's Vladimir Putin amassed power through bullying. These types of leaders treat silence or muted responses as a sign of weakness, emboldening them to push further with their authoritarian goals.​

CONTINUED:

Opinion | Why Biden should stop parsing words and call Trump's lies a coup

Regardless of how you define the word, now is not the time for academic debates.

www.nbcnews.com

I,LL TRY TO BE KIND BUT ARE YOU FOR REAL? What makes one think the way you do? Or is that even consider thinking? Are you a member of the Communist China party and got a little of that 1.5 billion deal of biden,s? Hillary to honest for you? Following the Constitution just to much madness for you. At birth were you deprived oxygen till age 40? . Maybe you just hate America or someone shot you in the face. If were you I WOULD GET OUT OF THOSE SOILED DRAWERS, DO SOME TEXT BOOK POTTY TRAINING AND TRY BUYING A CLUE .IF THAT DON'T WORK SWALLOW A GUN BARREL

That's your idea of being kind?

 

[martybegan]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He tried to get the PA and other legislators to disregard their constituents' votes and choose their own Trump electors, which is against their laws. He is collecting donations to support all his lawsuits, but that money is actually going to pay his campaign debts. He is spreading debunked lies on twitter all day every day. That's for starters.

Again, how is that cheating?

And you got support for all these accusations, right?

 

[kaz]

SO true - And enough is ENOUGH!

President Donald Trump is not trying to simply undermine President-elect Joe Biden's presidency, nor is he primarily trying to position himself for a 2024 presidential run, as many have suggested. No, Trump's No. 1 goal is to overturn the results of the 2020 election. It's time for Biden and other Democratic leaders to describe his actions in the most forceful and universally understandable language possible. And that means, in this case, calling them part of an attempted coup to illegally overthrow the Biden presidency.​

​

In the past few days, several experts have noted that Trump's actions do not technically constitute a "coup" in the academic sense. According to Michael Albertus, an associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago, for example, a coup "typically connotes a violent takeover of government." Yet these same experts warn that Trump's actions are a threat to our democracy.​

​

Regardless of how you define the word, now is not the time for academic debates. Trump's wildly effective communications strategy proves that sometimes simpler is better. Biden's response, in contrast, has been far too careful and far too polite. On Thursday, Biden called Trump's efforts to undermine the election results "totally irresponsible," adding that his message to immigrants worried about Trump's electoral attacks was "Hang on. I'm on my way." Other leading Democrats have, for the most part, followed Biden's lead.​

​

This message is not surprising given Biden's campaign strategy, which emphasized unity. Such sentiment was also at the heart of Biden's victory speech Nov. 7. But it is nevertheless a very bad strategy.​

​

Italy's Benito Mussolini and Russia's Vladimir Putin amassed power through bullying. These types of leaders treat silence or muted responses as a sign of weakness, emboldening them to push further with their authoritarian goals.​

CONTINUED:

Opinion | Why Biden should stop parsing words and call Trump's lies a coup

Regardless of how you define the word, now is not the time for academic debates.

www.nbcnews.com

The Democrat strategy, accuse others of what you do

 

[martybegan]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

Votes in the past have been certified when cheating occurred, or are you denying things like Tammany Hall never existed?

Trump is a fighter, and he is still fighting. After 4 years of your side accusing him and us of being evil incarnate why are you surprised by this?

Progressives are far more dishonest, they just use softer tones, and their lies actually harm people.

I’m not surprised by this at all.

Trump would be claiming he was cheated regardless of any facts. It makes zero difference what actually happened, Trump’s behavior is detached from reality.

If he had lost the States cleanly and by 5% or more there wouldn't be a case. Instead we had miraculous Biden count increases from Heavy Dem controlled areas that pushed Biden over the edge. meanwhile Republicans elsewhere increased their House count, will probably hold the Senate, and increased their control of several State legislatures.

This is fishy, but you will ignore it, because, again, you go what you wanted.

 

[colfax_m]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

Votes in the past have been certified when cheating occurred, or are you denying things like Tammany Hall never existed?

Trump is a fighter, and he is still fighting. After 4 years of your side accusing him and us of being evil incarnate why are you surprised by this?

Progressives are far more dishonest, they just use softer tones, and their lies actually harm people.

I’m not surprised by this at all.

Trump would be claiming he was cheated regardless of any facts. It makes zero difference what actually happened, Trump’s behavior is detached from reality.

If he had lost the States cleanly and by 5% or more there wouldn't be a case. Instead we had miraculous Biden count increases from Heavy Dem controlled areas that pushed Biden over the edge. meanwhile Republicans elsewhere increased their House count, will probably hold the Senate, and increased their control of several State legislatures.

This is fishy, but you will ignore it, because, again, you go what you wanted.

Major cities with large minority populations voted heavily for the democratic candidate. That’s not a miracle. That’s literally what happens EVERY ELECTION.

 

[Contumacious]

Already a pissy pants thread on this.............

Let us call the trump tantrum what it REALLY WAS....an attempted Coup!

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/trump-s-gsa-tells-biden-transition-can-begin-let-s-n1248740?icid=msd_topgrid SO...we had an Authoritarian Wannabe that was intent on taking the vote and the will of the people away. This is the same man who wanted his AG to arrest his political opponents in the...

www.usmessageboard.com

Mine is an entirely different story with a similar theme. Time has come to call a spade a spade - Ya loon ;-)

******* Amazing

The Hierarchy of the Demo Rats decided to STEAL THE ELECTION yet they are are acting cocky because they have been led to believe by the Fake News Media aka the SEE BS Network , that they will get away with murder.

And because the Republicans have refused to roll over and play dead now the spinmeisters are accusing us of "stealing the election and attempting a coup"

Your attempt will fail miserably.

You miserable scum swallower.


.

 

[martybegan]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

Votes in the past have been certified when cheating occurred, or are you denying things like Tammany Hall never existed?

Trump is a fighter, and he is still fighting. After 4 years of your side accusing him and us of being evil incarnate why are you surprised by this?

Progressives are far more dishonest, they just use softer tones, and their lies actually harm people.

I’m not surprised by this at all.

Trump would be claiming he was cheated regardless of any facts. It makes zero difference what actually happened, Trump’s behavior is detached from reality.

If he had lost the States cleanly and by 5% or more there wouldn't be a case. Instead we had miraculous Biden count increases from Heavy Dem controlled areas that pushed Biden over the edge. meanwhile Republicans elsewhere increased their House count, will probably hold the Senate, and increased their control of several State legislatures.

This is fishy, but you will ignore it, because, again, you go what you wanted.

Major cities with large minority populations voted heavily for the democratic candidate. That’s not a miracle. That’s literally what happens EVERY ELECTION.

And those counts just happened to put Biden enough over the top to win those states by slim margins....

And those States allowed ballots to keep being accepted past the normal acceptance times. And those States allowed mass vote by mail which creates more windows for cheating.

 

[kaz]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

Votes in the past have been certified when cheating occurred, or are you denying things like Tammany Hall never existed?

Trump is a fighter, and he is still fighting. After 4 years of your side accusing him and us of being evil incarnate why are you surprised by this?

Progressives are far more dishonest, they just use softer tones, and their lies actually harm people.

I’m not surprised by this at all.

Trump would be claiming he was cheated regardless of any facts. It makes zero difference what actually happened, Trump’s behavior is detached from reality.

If he had lost the States cleanly and by 5% or more there wouldn't be a case. Instead we had miraculous Biden count increases from Heavy Dem controlled areas that pushed Biden over the edge. meanwhile Republicans elsewhere increased their House count, will probably hold the Senate, and increased their control of several State legislatures.

This is fishy, but you will ignore it, because, again, you go what you wanted.

Amazing how every election Democrats get just enough votes to win every coin flip State, isn't it?

 

[martybegan]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

Votes in the past have been certified when cheating occurred, or are you denying things like Tammany Hall never existed?

Trump is a fighter, and he is still fighting. After 4 years of your side accusing him and us of being evil incarnate why are you surprised by this?

Progressives are far more dishonest, they just use softer tones, and their lies actually harm people.

I’m not surprised by this at all.

Trump would be claiming he was cheated regardless of any facts. It makes zero difference what actually happened, Trump’s behavior is detached from reality.

If he had lost the States cleanly and by 5% or more there wouldn't be a case. Instead we had miraculous Biden count increases from Heavy Dem controlled areas that pushed Biden over the edge. meanwhile Republicans elsewhere increased their House count, will probably hold the Senate, and increased their control of several State legislatures.

This is fishy, but you will ignore it, because, again, you go what you wanted.

Amazing how every election Democrats get just enough votes to win every coin flip State, isn't it?

They learned from 2016, where they were way too complacent.

 

[colfax_m]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

Votes in the past have been certified when cheating occurred, or are you denying things like Tammany Hall never existed?

Trump is a fighter, and he is still fighting. After 4 years of your side accusing him and us of being evil incarnate why are you surprised by this?

Progressives are far more dishonest, they just use softer tones, and their lies actually harm people.

I’m not surprised by this at all.

Trump would be claiming he was cheated regardless of any facts. It makes zero difference what actually happened, Trump’s behavior is detached from reality.

If he had lost the States cleanly and by 5% or more there wouldn't be a case. Instead we had miraculous Biden count increases from Heavy Dem controlled areas that pushed Biden over the edge. meanwhile Republicans elsewhere increased their House count, will probably hold the Senate, and increased their control of several State legislatures.

This is fishy, but you will ignore it, because, again, you go what you wanted.

Major cities with large minority populations voted heavily for the democratic candidate. That’s not a miracle. That’s literally what happens EVERY ELECTION.

And those counts just happened to put Biden enough over the top to win those states by slim margins....

And those States allowed ballots to keep being accepted past the normal acceptance times. And those States allowed mass vote by mail which creates more windows for cheating.

80k votes in Pennsylvania is a lot more than what Trump won it by in 2020. The few votes received after Election Day had no determinative effect.

What’s the argument then? They counted the votes and Biden won, which is “suspicious”.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Nice spin. But as usual the opposite is true.
Obama started a coup against Trump that hasn't ended.

Exactly. Their projections are criminal now.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

SO true - And enough is ENOUGH!

President Donald Trump is not trying to simply undermine President-elect Joe Biden's presidency, nor is he primarily trying to position himself for a 2024 presidential run, as many have suggested. No, Trump's No. 1 goal is to overturn the results of the 2020 election. It's time for Biden and other Democratic leaders to describe his actions in the most forceful and universally understandable language possible. And that means, in this case, calling them part of an attempted coup to illegally overthrow the Biden presidency.​

​

In the past few days, several experts have noted that Trump's actions do not technically constitute a "coup" in the academic sense. According to Michael Albertus, an associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago, for example, a coup "typically connotes a violent takeover of government." Yet these same experts warn that Trump's actions are a threat to our democracy.​

​

Regardless of how you define the word, now is not the time for academic debates. Trump's wildly effective communications strategy proves that sometimes simpler is better. Biden's response, in contrast, has been far too careful and far too polite. On Thursday, Biden called Trump's efforts to undermine the election results "totally irresponsible," adding that his message to immigrants worried about Trump's electoral attacks was "Hang on. I'm on my way." Other leading Democrats have, for the most part, followed Biden's lead.​

​

This message is not surprising given Biden's campaign strategy, which emphasized unity. Such sentiment was also at the heart of Biden's victory speech Nov. 7. But it is nevertheless a very bad strategy.​

​

Italy's Benito Mussolini and Russia's Vladimir Putin amassed power through bullying. These types of leaders treat silence or muted responses as a sign of weakness, emboldening them to push further with their authoritarian goals.​

CONTINUED:

Opinion | Why Biden should stop parsing words and call Trump's lies a coup

Regardless of how you define the word, now is not the time for academic debates.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Nice spin. But as usual the opposite is true.
Obama started a coup against Trump that hasn't ended.

Well that's a lie.

 

[colfax_m]

Words have meaning. It’s not a coup. It’s just Trump being the same inveterate liar he has always been. It may destabilize and delegitimize the nation, but that’s basically been his play the whole time.

Not a coup.

How is he a liar if he thinks he's being cheated?

True. Maybe he isn’t a liar. Maybe he’s just that delusional.

Personally, I pray that he’s just a liar.

Maybe he thinks he's being cheated because he's being cheated.

You don't care because you got the result you wanted, and even if actual evidence is thrust in your face you will find a way to ignore it, because for progressive losers like you, the ends always justify the means.

He’s not being cheated. He just can’t accept he lost. This is what he does. Nothing new.

Says you, again someone who got what they wanted and has every excuse to bury your head in the sand.

To people like you cheating is just business as usual.

Says every state that certified their votes.

Trump never admits defeat. You know that about him, don’t you? That’s the problem with being fundamentally dishonest. No one actually cares what you say anymore because there’s no reason to.

Votes in the past have been certified when cheating occurred, or are you denying things like Tammany Hall never existed?

Trump is a fighter, and he is still fighting. After 4 years of your side accusing him and us of being evil incarnate why are you surprised by this?

Progressives are far more dishonest, they just use softer tones, and their lies actually harm people.

I’m not surprised by this at all.

Trump would be claiming he was cheated regardless of any facts. It makes zero difference what actually happened, Trump’s behavior is detached from reality.

If he had lost the States cleanly and by 5% or more there wouldn't be a case. Instead we had miraculous Biden count increases from Heavy Dem controlled areas that pushed Biden over the edge. meanwhile Republicans elsewhere increased their House count, will probably hold the Senate, and increased their control of several State legislatures.

This is fishy, but you will ignore it, because, again, you go what you wanted.

Amazing how every election Democrats get just enough votes to win every coin flip State, isn't it?

160k in Michigan, 80k in Pennsylvania is more than “just enough”. It was narrow in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin, but the same was true for Trump in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania in 2016.