I don’t believe this larp even though it is what I want to believe. Trump even said it himself. Nobody supports him because the optics would show that they are giving in to his demands and that it would appear to some as “doing the bidding of the dictator.”

So, he needs to show that his hand has absolutely no influence, thus the need for the military to step in. Trump is being too quiet and either than means there’s a plan still in action or that he was truly (unfairly) defeated and there’s nothing more he can do. My most cynical self believes he was controlled opposition this entire time. I hope I’m wrong.