Opinion
The American republic’s near-death experience
Trump failed. However, if US politics unfolds as seems likely, there will be more Trumps. One of them, more competent and ruthless, may succeed.
Martin WolfColumnistHere is what has happened. US President Donald Trump asserted for months, without evidence, that he could not be defeated in a fair election. He duly attributed his defeat to a rigged election. Four in five Republicans still agree.
The President pressured officials to overturn their states’ votes. Having failed, he sought to bully his vice-president and Congress into rejecting the electoral votes submitted by the states. He incited an assault on the Capitol, in order to pressure Congress into doing so. Some 147 members of Congress, including eight senators, voted to reject the states’ votes.
Financial Times
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