Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro sparred with MSNBC host Ari Melber on Tuesday night as he refused to acknowledge that his half-baked plan concocted with Steve Bannon to overturn the election results was, in fact, a coup.
I’d like to see Navarro try to defend the Green Bay Sweep one more time …
Or if you prefer B&W …
Just stand in front of Jerry Kramer there, Pete.
I’m guessing that’s a clip-on tie.
Of course he doesn’t want to call it a,coup. That doesn’t sound nice. Green Bay Sweep sounds much nicer, like some kind of clever sports thing, something you could claim, with or without a straight face, operates within constitutional rules. Never mind that the real jan 6 was more like the band marching onto the field too early and messing up the game. Oh no, we really wanted to play by the rules…
I think the reason Pence rejected TFG’s plans is because he knew he’d never have a shot at the Presidency if he’d been successful.
including some senators such as Gosar and Cruz
Gosar isn’t a senator. He’s barely even sentient.
“The sparring continued throughout the rest of the interview, with Navarro insisting that challenges to the election results were exhausted before the deadly Capitol insurrection.”
If this is right, and legal challenges were exhausted, then how could the plot be other than extra-legal?
“Navarro Planned A Coup With Bannon On Jan 6. But He Doesn’t Want You To Call It That.”
“Q d’état”?
Totally stealing that.
Definition 1: There was nothing violent about the “Green Bay Sweep” as Navarro said it was “predicated on peace and calm”, so no, not a coup!
Definition 2: Navarro: Oh, yeah, if we had succeeded absolutely “notable” and “successful”
I’ve given myself a headache from eye rolling…sheesh
Sure, “extra-legal” but that doesn’t make it a coup! LOLOL
Coup Clutch Clan.
And I’ll steal it from you, because I’ve already stolen a great deal of great material from @irasdad.
I saw Navarro last night on MSNBC saying they weren’t exhausted - they were tossed out of court without examination. So sayeth Navarro, who doesn’t strike me as very bright.
This will get plenty of play on the Right. They’ll point to that and say “well, we thought about it, but we weren’t successful because. insurrection.” Aside from being total BS, what they’re saying is “we planned to overthrow the government non-violently, but we didn’t get the chance. Therefore, there was nothing wrong with our plotting!”
OK, prove it! Release all of the requested documents, texts, phone data that have been requested. I mean, if it was all just a failed conversation, why not, right?
Extremists can rationalize ANYTHING!! Never forget!!
Navarro was lying his ass off, trying to bluff and bluster a way out of getting indicted down the road.
Watch the clip again and look at his hands. He’s trying hard to keep control.
You can take the coke out of the addict, but…
Seems like he was on a power trip high helping plan this non-coup. And now he’s trying to find his next hit (maybe the book will do it!) while desperately trying to insist that there wasn’t anything wrong with what they were doing.
Good ol’ American Football metaphor for fascist takeover.
