If the losing candidate in an election incites a mob to attack Congress just as they are counting the ballots of the winning candidate, that is an attempted coup. No way of getting around it. Although it might have been poorly organized, telling protesters to “keep fighting” in the midst of the counting is a coup. He could have held this rally at any other time. He chose to do it during this moment in Congress. He attempted a coup. The coup failed but we should call it what it is. These weren’t protesters. These were seditionists. A violent attack … Continue reading Coup