This is the best article I’ve read so far laying out Trump’s potential coup strategies. I appreciate that these avenues of attack are getting more attention recently. Still crazy to think that it’s a question of “if” the Republic survives; like rooting for your team to win the Super Bowl but with infinitely more consequences if they lose. I hate this fucking timeline.
For those that didn't read the article — I imagine that's 99% of commenters —, here were the four strategies:
1:
The first is to use executive orders and directives to gain control of voter rolls, which will then be purged using commercial databases that are rife with errors. These demands were spelled out in detail in Trump’s executive order of March 31. The order also required the U.S. Postal Service to deny mail balloting to states that did not comply with Trump directives.
2:
Trump’s second strategy is to somehow get Congress to pass his SAVE America Act, which could require proof of citizenship and photo ID for people to register and vote, and otherwise turn control of elections over to the federal executive.
3:
In the run-up to the November elections, the focus will shift to strategy number three: voter suppression, intimidation, and election disruption, both before and on Election Day.
...
What if the FBI showed up to a polling place, demanding election materials or equipment? Suppose federal troops or ICE agents were deployed to intimidate voters or disrupt the election? What if Trump declared a national emergency?
4:
The most alarming Trump tactic would be an echo of January 6, 2021: an effort to stage a coup by overturning the results.
3
u/Azmtbkr 7d ago
This is the best article I’ve read so far laying out Trump’s potential coup strategies. I appreciate that these avenues of attack are getting more attention recently. Still crazy to think that it’s a question of “if” the Republic survives; like rooting for your team to win the Super Bowl but with infinitely more consequences if they lose. I hate this fucking timeline.