This_person
Well-Known Member
I've seen people say this firing of Comey is a "coup".
While this is clearly not a coup against the FBI (Trump is already in power over it, how could it be a coup?), I do think their scare tactics actually have some merit.
Stupid, you may think. But, against whom is it actually a coup? The ESTABLISHMENT! Trump is pissing them off by firing an establishment guy that at least some thought was controllable. They're scared as hell at who he'll nominate (heard a great recommendation this morning - Judge Garland).
What do you think? Is this a coup against establishment control of DC? (TJ, don't bother to answer because you won't answer questions from me in any other thread, so I don't really care what your opinion is on this one).
“I think the question you also have to ask [is] was this a coup or a firing? Or both? Because it seems to me that there was a lot of consultation here.” - Gloria Borger
New York’s Daily News, which detests Trump, ran a front-page headline calling it a “coup.”
A McClatchy news story was headlined, “Trump Takes a Dictator’s Stand Against Inquiry.”
The Atlantic’s David Frum, a former Bush speechwriter, tweeted that it was a “coup against the FBI.”
While this is clearly not a coup against the FBI (Trump is already in power over it, how could it be a coup?), I do think their scare tactics actually have some merit.
Stupid, you may think. But, against whom is it actually a coup? The ESTABLISHMENT! Trump is pissing them off by firing an establishment guy that at least some thought was controllable. They're scared as hell at who he'll nominate (heard a great recommendation this morning - Judge Garland).
What do you think? Is this a coup against establishment control of DC? (TJ, don't bother to answer because you won't answer questions from me in any other thread, so I don't really care what your opinion is on this one).