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They believed they were properly mobilized. They believed the President would walk with them to the Capitol, because he said he would walk with them to the Capi
by nicoffeine 6y ago
They believed they were properly mobilized. They believed the President would walk with them to the Capitol, because he said he would walk with them to the Capitol, after organizing a rally around the slogan "Stop the Steal" on the day they were counting votes.
This is clear evidence "insurrection" according to Sen. Mitt Romney and others.[1]
Here is a small sample of the chatter leading up to the 6th.[2]
If the police stop a truck full of weapons and people with written plans to murder someone, but that someone has more guards and ammunition, it's still attempted murder.
If it is "hyperbolic" to say it was a coup attempt when a group of people publicly stated they wanted a coup, found their way to DC, started a riot, broke into the US Capitol, and beat a cop to death, I guess I'm just hyperbolic.
[1] https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gNOdcTXBGrcJ:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/06/democrats-republicans-reaction-trump/+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gNOdcT...
[2] https://i.redd.it/aqdl9s2pfua61.png https://i.redd.it/aqdl9s2pfua61.png