Advertisement
Tech

Trump roasted for ‘low-energy coup’ attempt

His heart didn’t seem in it.

Photo of David Covucci

David Covucci

trump press conference

President Donald Trump came out to the White House Press Briefing Room Thursday evening to half-heartedly declare a half-victory saying: “If you count the legal votes, I easily win.”

Featured Video

That does not appear to be the case. For someone who ostensibly came out to give a victory speech, he spent the rest of his time criticizing the states where it appears he’s going to lose, with a rambling set of accusations, conspiracies, and baseless claims about the votes in those states.

The premise of the press conference was that he will be challenging results in court which, if things don’t change, will almost certainly give former Vice President Joe Biden a victory in the Electoral College.

While it’s not worth detailing any of the nonsense, and indeed even MSNBC cut away from him, what struck everyone was that it sounded like he didn’t care, and was utterly defeated.

Advertisement

Everyone online called it the lowest intensity coup they’ve ever seen.

Advertisement
https://twitter.com/ofirahy/status/1324500371880976384

Prominent writers and reporters even joked it was a low-energy coup.

Advertisement
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1324510044352847877

For someone who constantly called his opponent “Sleepy Joe,” Trump really didn’t bring the alertness to his biggest moment on the stage.


Advertisement

More election 2020 coverage

In Body Image
Trump supporters are already trying to blame antifa for their Capitol riot
Twitter users gush over the possibility of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
White nationalist Zoomer Nick Fuentes floats the idea of killing legislators who certified Biden’s win
How Trump’s new favorite network botched its big China-election scoop
How a rumored QAnon poster got an election fraud conspiracy to Trump’s Twitter

Advertisement
 
The Daily Dot