Was it an "attempted coup" ??

[maddiemom]

72. It seemed apparent to me that...

from Day One, Trump was out to undermine all of the institutions most of us had been raised to have reasonable faith in. (Even through the Sixties, it was the overall "System," that was "rebelled against,' not the individuals so personally (starting with "Crooked Hillary," whatever THAT meant). Then, immediatlly, the "Fake News," personified especially, by insinuation, selected individuals. Trump or his "handlers" knew that critical thinking was increasingly missing with much of the population in these hectic times. Throughout the next four years, one or another of the national institutions came under fire from Trump, usually with him playing the VICTIM of their "mechinations." I think the military( which he needed behind him0 became a little dicier for him to handle (thankfully not all the generals were as easy for him as was the hypocritical Flynn). It became increasingly obvious what he appeared to be up to; he just wasn't very skillful. His own massive ego got in the way. Frighteningly, it might have been easier if he (like Hitler) had at least served at a low rank.