During her Tuesday night program, Rachel Maddow launched a blistering goodbye to Donald Trump’s failed coup at the US Capitol, saying his violent stunt put him in the same category as “Confederate traitors.”
“Did you think it would work?” Said Maddow directly to the camera and spoke to Trump. “Did you think with the support of a private army with their hockey sticks and their AR-15s you would be in power?”
The MSNBC host told Trump that the exact opposite happened as a result of the uprising he instigated last week.
Rather than becoming more powerful, Maddow pointed out that Trump is weaker and more isolated than ever and on the verge of a second impeachment.
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Rachel Maddow addresses Trump directly about his failed coup: “Would you have thought that with the support of a private army you would hold power with your hockey sticks and your AR-15?” #maddow pic.twitter.com/gouKM6VI1U
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Maddow said:
Mr President, what did you think? Did you think it would work? Did you think that if you got enough violent and potentially armed supporters into the Capitol during Congress and they did what they were there for, what kind of power do you think you would have? How did you think it would benefit you? What do you think would happen in five days now? Mr President, if you get an angry mob to attack the U.S. Capitol while Congress is sitting, you’re getting them to attack the Capitol because you’re telling them that if they get inside they’ll somehow manage to hold you Capitol will go to power and prevent election results from being processed. Mr President, if you do that, you will be asked to be removed from office as that is not appropriate for the 25th amendment. You will also invite a certain impeachment and possibly conviction and impeachment for the first US president to ever go through this. Mr President, you will be inviting the fourteenth amendment to forbid you ever to hold public office in the United States like the Confederate traitors before you for whom this fourteenth amendment provision was written. And yes, Mr. President, you can actually file criminal charges in Washington, DC. And you can file federal criminal charges for inciting a violent attack on the US government that would land you in jail for decades. All of these can be yours for the low price of what you did after losing voting to Joe Biden. What did you think would happen? Did you think it would work? Did you think you would hold power with your hockey sticks and AR-15 with the support of a private army? Maybe the military would turn around and become your Praetorian Guard? Did you think that would happen?
The US Capitol attack will forever be Trump’s legacy
Even before the events of January 6, Donald Trump’s presidency would be considered one of the worst in US history due to its unmatched corruption and incompetence.
But the attack on the U.S. Capitol instigated by Trump and his henchmen will be his legacy forever. If the history books are being written about his presidency, a failed coup attempt will likely be in the first paragraph.
Donald Trump had sealed his fate as a failed president long before he sparked an attack on the US government. But the MAGA coup of January 6th will cement his legacy as an American traitor.
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Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as the Outreach Organizer of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, helping Northeast Ohio residents get health insurance.
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