Do you remember what it felt like when the second plane hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001? For most of us there was a gasp, a moment where there was a realization this wasn't just some tragic accident, that something far darker was transpiring. I'll never forget the continual feeling of dread throughout the morning, as we heard multiple planes had been hijacked, that the Pentagon had been hit, that another plane was down in Pennsylvania.
This week we had another gasp. We need to come to grips with what exactly happened in Washington DC on Wednesday. It'd be easy to dismiss it as riled up Trump supporters losing control and storming the Capitol, but as more and more evidence comes to light, it's becoming clear there was a sinister agenda in place. The time and date were chosen specifically. People were headed for specific areas of the Capitol, looking for specific people. The type of people leading the coup, what gear they had with them, and what was being said points more than just an angry mob.
There were two different groups of MAGA terrorists storming the Capitol, the unruly mob and the individuals with an agenda. The unruly mob was just that, unruly, unaware they were a weapon being used as cover to get more nefarious elements into position to attempt far more damage.
Let's look at the evidence, starting with what some of these Terrorists brought to DC:
- Working Pipe bombs, some of which were placed at the RNC and DNC headquarters.
- Molotov cocktails
- Guns
- Plastic handcuffs for holding hostages
- Maps of the layout of the Capitol, the Capitol building, and the tunnels underneath.
- Military tactical gear including bullet proof vests
There are also unconfirmed reports of at least one other vehicle found near the rally site with additional guns and bombs inside. CLEARLY there was more than just an unpredictable riot going on. The clear intent, just from what they brought with them, was to take hostages, cutting off escape routes, or tracking Congressional staff down in the escape tunnels underneath the Capitol.
What specifically was targeted in the Capitol is another sign something far more dangerous was going on. The terrorists were specifically looking for the House and Senate floors. The traitor Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed as she tried to climb through a window into the lobby outside of the US House, as frantic security and staff were trying to evacuate everyone out of the House Chamber. They also attacked the Senate, seeming to specifically target the Senators and the Electoral College votes themselves, which had been smartly spirited away. They were looking for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's office specifically. Where that might not be too surprising for an unruly right wing mob (considering how vilified she has been for decades) the intent to get into her office, the third most powerful person in the US Government, points to a larger plan.
And we need to discuss who was in the crowd. The unruly mob was a hodgepodge of fantasy dwelling far right terrorists, but mixed in were quite a few military veterans, police and fire officials from across the country. During the coverage, there seemed to be two distinct groups of coup attempters; the fools who weren't even trying to hide their faces, and others completely decked out in tactical gear, hiding their faces and identities. These secret terrorists seem to be the ones who were moving with a specific agenda.
On top of that A DOZEN GOP ELETED OFFICIALS were taking part in the rally/coup attempt, at various levels of participation, from only being at the rally, to actually storming the Capitol itself (!!!). You also had numerous politicians who had encouraged participation in the DC rally/soon to be incursion. In many states there were local rallies held with angry Trumpers, many of which featured official members of the individual state's Republican parties, many of them calling for violence and threats (this happened in St. Paul too, with numerous MNGOP politicians taking part). If this was a foreign country, and we had learned 12 members of a specific political party were involved in a coup attempt, along with hundreds more taking part in other rallies at the same time across the country, we'd insist the political party was a major part of the overthrow attempt. National Republican officials having not immediately expelled every one of the 12 traitors is another sign of possible party tolerance for these actions.
And listen to what was said! MAGA Terrorists were screaming "Hang Mike Pence," the Vice President! This points further to a much darker agenda to the rally.
When you factor all the evidence from what we saw in the videos originating from the terrorist mob, this was a coup attempt.
(And the second plane hits...)
Let's step back and look for more evidence (both pro and con) to clarify if this was indeed an attempted overthrow of the US Government.
Trump at a debate this Fall told extremist supporters to "stand back and stand by," implying he might have had something in the works. Since the election, the Right, both from the GOP itself and from the far right groups which intermingle and intertwine with the Republican Party, have been pushing the lie that massive voter fraud cost Trump the election. It didn't, and most of them know it. They only wanted to placate their base so they pushed 'the election was stolen' to validate their base's desired narrative. They kept pouring gasoline on the fire, they kept throwing rocks at the beehive, whipping the Trump supporters into a frenzy. They started to build false hope within their followers; 'even though the states and courts had failed them, the Congress, led by Trump's buddy Mike Pence, would cast aside the legal ballots and install Trump in the White House for another term.'
The White House's legal scholars scoured over the laws and realized Mike Pence could do nothing of the sort. Congressional GOP'ers could file a formal complaint over an individual state on January 6th, but their objection would get voted down soundly in both the US House and Senate. At no point could Pence himself cast aside a state's selected electors and overrule the will of the American voters.
The people behind this overthrow attempt focused on January 6th. Not only would the House and Senate be in session, but Vice President Pence would have to be at the US Capitol too, along with the official Electoral College votes. A decision was made to hold a rally in Washington DC...on a Wednesday...in the morning (?)...in January... The selection of the time and place for this Trump rally is pretty much an admission something was up. You have multiple members of the Republican Party urging people to go to DC on a Wednesday morning, even offering people transportation too and from the rally.
Mike Pence was not willing to do what Trump wanted. During the morning of January 6th, Trump turned on Pence, lashing out at him on Twitter and at the rally itself. During the rally, as the crowd was getting more riled up, the clear message was to point towards the Capitol and scream "ALL THOSE PEOPLE ARE STOPPING TRUMP FROM WINNING!" Trump called for a march on the Capitol, pointed the angry mob in the right direction, and let them go!
This unruly mob was perfect for sneaking a more organized group into the Capitol, one armed with tactical gear, handcuffs, weapons and maps, with a specific agenda to capture Mike Pence, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Electoral Votes and maybe certain members of Congress. If you successfully capture these people, you then put a gun to their head and say "either you appoint Trump as the next President or we'll execute you!" Start with Pence, if he doesn't do it, then you go to the 3rd in command Pelosi. Even if you failed to capture any high level hostages, you could capture and destroy the state's Electoral College Votes. At the very least, you could stop the mandatory counting of the Electoral College votes until after the legally mandated day of January 6th, hoping the courts would negate the election for failing to comply with established law.
In planning for this, security forces would be an issue, especially if they looked like they did when people protested this last summer. There seems to have been an intentional decrease in security for a rally of this size, with (intentional or unintentional) confusion by the leadership of the Capitol police. Trump refused to call out the National Guard. It was only when Pence called them up himself did order at the Capitol get restored.
Then comes the reality. This was Trump's last stand. The voters voted him out, the state Republicans failed to overturn their individual state results, the courts were not about to throw out the votes without evidence, the party over country Republicans in the House and Senate were outnumbered and unlikely to win on the procedural votes, and finally Trump's number 2, Pence, had betrayed him with his unwillingness to make up rules and laws to overthrow the will of the people.
THIS was Trump's last chance to stay in power. The scariest part is how far they got, but they wouldn't have succeeded regardless. If they would've taken hostages, the military would have lit them up, with most of those MAGA terrorists being taken out in body bags.
We need to know who was behind this, not just the rally, but the clear attempt to infiltrate Congress and overthrow the election. We need to find out if this plan originated in the Oval Office itself. It's not only possible, but it's likely Trump attempted an overthrow of the US government to stay in power.
The undeniable gasp.
Arrest the traitors! Save the Nation! God Bless the United States of America!
