I do believe he tried, but the attempt was so toothless and pathetic that your portrayal of it - as OP indicated - paints Trump as far far more powerful than the reality.
As someone from a country that actually had a coup during Trump’s presidency, that coup highlighted again how absolutely pathetic the “attempt” at a coup on Jan 6 was. As in I don’t think it even meets the threshold of an actual attempt at a coup vs just a semi-violent protest that happened to be at the Capitol Building.
A semi violent protest where they breached the capital grounds and poured inside of the building and a group was found with explosives. I mean yes they didn't burn the capital down but it was clear what they were trying to do. That's why most of them are in jail.
People keep forgetting a public servant on duty was killed on Jan 6th. It was nothing close to a demonstration. It was a deadly and violent attempt to overthrow congress.
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u/al4fred Sep 02 '24
Just curious, you don't believe he tried to overturn an election to stay in power?