Trump Declared War On America...And Lost

Trump tried to take up arms against the people of the United States and failed spectacularly on every conceivable level.

by Justin Rosario

What if you threw an American military coup and no one showed up, including the military? That’s the question Donald Trump answered for posterity last week as he bravely hid in his bunker and tweeted his impotent rage to the world.

Make no mistake about what happened; America was on the edge of the abyss. We were at the same inflection point we’ve seen in other countries right before they fell into despotism. Where the military ceased to be a force to prevent foreign incursion and instead became a weapon to coerce the civilian populace. 

Trump tried to take up arms against the people of the United States and failed spectacularly on every conceivable level.

What Happened?

The basics are clear: George Floyd was slowly asphyxiated to death over the course of almost ten minutes by a white cop who was clearly enjoying himself. Three other officers helped hold Floyd down while this murder was taking place, showing a depraved indifference to what was happening.

The entire scene w…