The idea that he directed anyone to attack the Capitol is definitely overblown. It was both irresponsible and a threat to democracy so he is wrong about that. But during his 4 years the guy made dozens of statements that were far more threatening and actionable by his supporters.
I don’t think that is cover, more of an attempt to recalibrate. That wasn’t even a top 10 Trump “danger moment.”
Irresponsible is the only applicable term. There was never an actual threat to democracy. I think the problem is Trumps name carries too much emotional attachment for people and it skews perception. Not sure if I asked this before or not but what were the people at the capitol going to accomplish at their worst? The answer is what we saw. They did some damage to the building. Biden still became president, Trumps cases all got thrown out, and some of those people were put in jail. Ya'll keep talking about Trump said this or that. How about objectively looking at things that have actually happened that are threats to democracy and freedom.
- The left has rigged their primaries against their own people. They fucked Bernie and Tulsi both. Hell, Hillary called Tulsi a Russian asset.
- The left, using the CIA and FBI has pressured social media companies to suppress information and silence people. The most egregious was the Biden laptop but there was also shit related to Covid.
- The left pushed Biden out of running for president again. He was very clear with people that he would not bow out and then suddenly he just goes fuck it, support Kamala. They held no primaries to see if people preferred Shapiro, Newsome, etc. So the will of the people was never actually enacted.
- They tried to enforce vaccine passports and kept people from exercising freedom of religion, etc.
I could go on but these things all ACTUALLY happened. It wasn't just someone saying shit. This isn't pro Trump, I am not pro Trump. But you get so caught up in the name that you ignore what has been right in front of you the whole damn time. The left has been attacking freedom and democracy since Trump got elected and how do they keep everyone from questioning it? They keep throwing those accusations at their opponent because he is the boogeyman and they know how he emotionally compromises the people who listen to them.
All that said, I do actually think there is a possibility this time could be different. If Trump loses this time I would say there is a very real possibility the country could be in for some shit. BUT, that is not a Trump issue. Or at least not entirely. The problem is that the left (and the media for that matter) has done so much shit to erode peoples trust that when a guy like Trump says they are cheating it is very easy to buy into. Trump is irresponsible, he is playing with matches around a gasoline soaked wood pile. But the left is who put the wood there and threw gasoline on it.