Storm troops designed to steal the election

This article doesn't see the coup as detailed as Hartmann. For them it is much simpler: Send in the storm troopers to use violent tactics on peaceful protesters thereby claiming there's anarchy in the streets. This fear in itself will frighten voters into believing Twit and his storm troopers are a necessity to curb the evil protesters intent on destroying our country. As usual, it's a fear-based tactic and apparently the only one dictators and fascists know how to employ.

"Part of Trump's reelection strategy is to scare the white suburbs, which polls show have soured on him, with 'urban' (read: minority) violence."

"Chicago is one of several liberal, Democratic-run cities targeted by Trump in coordination with his reelection campaign to reinforce his message that he is for 'law and order' while framing rival Joe Biden as soft on crime and anti-police."

"We know Trump wants these scenes to be playing out on people's televisions in faraway states, such as—to select a few at random—Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Florida. And given that his homeland security chief is actively ignoring local officials' demands that he pull out federal law enforcement—in a manner that those officials say is inflaming the situation—it's reasonable to surmise that escalation is the whole point of these exercises in the first place."

"Portland may be a dumbshow for dummies, but it also looks like a dress rehearsal. This is not an 'authoritarian impulse.' This is authoritarian government—straight, no chaser. And this administration has a powerful thirst for it. It will do anything if it thinks it can get away with it in order to benefit a president who wants to bring the Republic down on his head."