The organizing event on Jan 6th was called the "Save America March." We all need to sit on that a bit.
It was a march from the White House to Congress to "save America." What other possible action could they be taking to "save America" other than stopping the vote count? 1/
It was a march from the White House to Congress to "save America." What other possible action could they be taking to "save America" other than stopping the vote count? 1/
Trump's formal call to arms to his supporters was made in an official speech from the White House on July 4, 2020, a speech that deserves far more attention than it has gotten. 2/
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The key passage:
“American heroes defeated the Nazis, dethroned the fascists, toppled the communists, saved American values...chased down the terrorists to the very ends of the earth. We are now in the process of defeating the radical left, the Marxists, the anarchists....3/
“American heroes defeated the Nazis, dethroned the fascists, toppled the communists, saved American values...chased down the terrorists to the very ends of the earth. We are now in the process of defeating the radical left, the Marxists, the anarchists....3/
This is the President of the United States, from the White House, creating an equivalency between the US govt/military defeating Nazis/communists/terrorists and his campaign to defeat Joe Biden.
It is a literal call to arms, one which has not yet been repudiated by the GOP. 4/
It is a literal call to arms, one which has not yet been repudiated by the GOP. 4/
So when we wonder whether Meadows and Trump understood that there could be violence on Jan 6th, and were contemplating using the US military as a tool to allow the violence to succeed in "Saving America," the answer is yes.
It logically follows his July 4th call to arms. 5/
It logically follows his July 4th call to arms. 5/
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