That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson? Here’s What It Could Mean.
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The “secret” almost certainly involves a plan to install Trump in the White House if he loses the election—but this plan could be even worse than you think.

A potential plan by Republican leaders to steal the 2024 presidential election. The plan involves delaying the certification of election results in key battleground states, potentially decreasing the overall number of electors appointed and allowing Donald Trump to win the presidency through a contingent election, whereby the House of Representatives, not the Electoral College, determines the president.

  • zephorah@lemm.ee
    173·
    19 days ago

    They’ve said it out loud. Heritage foundation guy has been saying we’re in the middle of a bloodless coup, bloodless if the left allows it.

    The historian, Heather Cox Richardson, can walk you though the legal channels for an election steal, provided the Speaker of the House is on board. I’m not going to dig to find it again. She’s on YouTube.

    This is going to be like Roe, isn’t it? Where people know exactly what’s about to happen then act surprised when it does.

    • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
      225·
      18 days ago

      They didnt say it was a bloodless coup. They said if they get a Republican elected there will be sweeping changes, akin to another revolution. The statement about the left was a warning that the left might become violent if they try it.

      And you’re proving their point pushing for violence.

      When one lies about what another has said in an attempt to basically call for violence, it’s incredibly sus.

      • Soulg@sh.itjust.works
        141·
        18 days ago

        You’re right, he didn’t outright say it was a coup, he said it was the second revolution.

        Everything you said after that is complete bullshit though

        • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
          15·
          18 days ago

          You’re right, he didn’t outright say it was a coup, he said it was the second revolution.

          In refence to how they were going to reshape the executive after they win the election. Calling it a coup is just outright lying about what was said, as what they claim they are going to do will be perfectly legal. It’s scary enough on it’s own. Trying to paint it as if they are openly claiming they are going to steal the government is just dishonest. Why defend this, I have no idea.

      • zephorah@lemm.ee
        21·
        18 days ago

        And this will be the twist around, the sophistry applied to objections going forward. An accusation of violence where there is none. Granted, that’s the cluster B personality playbook: accuse others of what you yourself are doing. (See: DSM-V). And since MAGA republicans are embracing the cluster B playbook, the above is not surprising, but expected.

        Bloodless coup quote extracted from a far right YouTube. The gentleman on display is the president of the heritage foundation, the heritage foundation is heavily involved in writing Project 2025. Context: discussing Supreme Court decision re presidential immunity paving the way to what is needed for the bloodless coup.

        https://imgur.com/gallery/S8zn4oo

        • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
          14·
          18 days ago

          And this will be the twist around

          It’s funny being accused of twisting something around when I’m pointing out that the poster is lying about what was said, and implicitly making calls to violence over that lie.

          Bloodless coup quote extracted from a far right YouTube.

          Except the poster didn’t say “I heard this on some far right youtube thing” but made a claim about what the head of the heritage foundation said.

          The gentleman on display is the president of the heritage foundation, the heritage foundation is heavily involved in writing Project 2025.

          And how does that make the lie the top level poster made about what he said any more true? I don’t follow your logic here.