J.D. Vance has joined the chorus of conservatives who have begun claiming that President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race constitutes a so-called “coup” in the Democratic Party.

In an interview filmed on Saturday with Fox News’s Jesse Watters, a clip of which aired on Fox & Friends Monday morning, Watters asked former President Donald Trump and his newly minted running mate, Vance, the new question plaguing Republicans: “Is it a coup against Joe Biden?” Both of them fumbled their answers.

“Uh, sort of,” Trump said unsure, looking over to Vance for explanation.

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    5 months ago

    They know it’s not a coup, they are diluting the meaning of the word. Since they likely plan to use another coup attempt if they lose.

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      Well, at least THIS time we can call in some fucking muscle to put that shit right down. I hope to god they lose and try something dumb and this time we are ready for them - even arrest/disrupt them prior, ideally. Get more of them in the prison industrial complex and keep them out of politics.

      I also hope they lose so that the J6 insurrectionists don’t get pardoned by that asshat donnie.

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        Is it bad of me for kinda wanting to see the military drop napalm on them if they try that shit again. Like as someone who knows about Blai Mountain I know its a bad thing, but also fuckem the welps would support far worse that a bit of napalm and ad hoc skin liquefaction.