Thread by @chunterkap

These dangerous ideas may not be implemented, but simply the fact that they are being discussed marks a new low. Never before in U.S. history has there been a record of a president discussing a military coup to stay in office.(1/4)
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…

While Trump is focused like a laser on his election grievances, he has all but checked out of the fight against a pandemic that has already claimed the lives of more than 316,000 Americans and that is projected to kill more than 560,000 by April.(2/4)
motherjones.com/coronavirus-up…

The pandemic isn’t the only threat Trump is ignoring. U.S. government & corporate computer systems have been massively infiltrated by Russian hackers. Trump, however, continues playing down the severity of the attack, claiming “it may be China.”(3/4)
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

The Trump presidency ends as it began-with Trump denying the reality of Russian cyberattacks and serving as apologist for Putin. “If you look at the string of [Trump’s] actions & pronouncement, the only consistent interpretation is that he’s in their thrall.”(4/4)