supporters who believe both, that biden is an illegitimate president who s still the office. and that violence is justified. and frankly, if you re living in a country in which the election was literally stolen and an impostor was holding office, why wouldn t violence be justified? they are making an argument that leads only to one place. the cover story, in the atlantic right now is called january 6th was practice, donald trump s better position to subvert an election that he wasn t 2020. it is offered by barton gellman, barton gellman staff writer at the atlantic. thank you so much for your time tonight. again, this is terrifying, but it s required reading. really important stuff. thank you. thank you for having me. much more ahead tonight, stay with us. stay with us
what trump was going to do in 2020 as far fetched as it seemed at the time. now today he has written his follow up also in the atlantic the new cover story out today called january 6 was practice. here s how it starts. technically, the next attempt to overthrow a national election may not qualify as a coup. it will rely on sub version more than violence although each will have its place. if the plot succeeds, the ballots cast by american voters will not decide the presidency in 2024. thousands of votes will be thrown away or millions to produce the required effect. winner will be declared the loser. the loser will be certified president-elect. the prospect of this democratic collapse is not remote. people with the motive to make it happen are manufacturing the means. given the opportunity, they will act. they are acting already. who or what will safeguard our constitutional order is not apparent today. it is not even apparent who will try. democrats big and small d democrats are no