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Trump’s coup continues. It will soon enter its fourth phase

By Robert Reich

20 Aug 2023 · 3 min read

informed Summary

  1. Robert Reich outlines what he describes as Donald Trump's ongoing "attempted coup" against the U.S., which it breaks down into three phases. The first phase was Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election and his claims that the election was stolen from him.

Trump’s attempted coup against the US continues. We are now in phase three.

Phase one was his refusal to concede the loss of the 2020 election and his big lie that the election was “stolen” from him, without any basis in fact.

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