Some people did. This twitter thread was from December 20th:
On January 6, armed Trumpist militias will be rallying in DC, at Trump’s orders. It’s highly likely that they’ll try to storm the Capitol after it certifies Joe Biden’s win. I don’t think this has sunk in yet.
These people are angry at the Democrats. They’re angry at the GOP for not suspending democracy. They hate the media, and many consider police to be the enemy even as they fly the “blue lives” flag instead of the Stars and Stripes.
They are convinced that Congress will, somehow, declare Trump the winner on Jan 6. Maybe Pence will just refuse to count the Electoral Votes from states Biden won? Or the Senate will throw those votes out? Or Justice Thomas? Alternatively…
…some think Trump will win because *they* will ensure it. Maybe by forcing Congress to certify him as the winner at gunpoint. Maybe as backup forces to Trump’s supposed military coup.
When Congress certifies Biden, these people will be shocked. Their worlds will collapse. And it’ll happen while they’re (illegally) armed and gathered in DC. It’s the nitroglycerine of explosive mixtures.
How will January 6 be policed? We’ve already seen that the White House can effectively commandeer the DC police, and construct ad-hoc paramilitary forces out of prison officers and CBP. Will Congress get the protection it needs?
The Capitol Police has 2200 officers, but I’m guessing they mostly aren’t riot trained or SWAT types. The question here is if federal forces will be *allowed* to help them.
To be clear here, I don’t think the 3%ers, Proud Boys, Oathkeepers or boogaloo types are going to seize the Capitol. But some of them are going try. And people will die.
How will US Conservatives react? Well, they made Kyle Rittenhouse into a hero. They ignored the Whitmer kidnap plot, except as a way of calling for more violence against her.
I note that @Robertwaldeck reckons I’m completely wrong here and that DC forces including the Capitol Police, DC police and Nat Guard, which he knows well, will be able to keep things completely under control.
More than a year back, I wondered if Trump would be the first President to be impeached twice. Tonight, members of Congress are seriously considering it.
Originally tweeted by Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) on December 21, 2020.
Amazingly prescient. Maybe the police agencies thought they were dealing with the kind of “resistance” that happened when Clinton lost. Millions of people wore pink hats and marched peacefully on the capitol. Trump voters are different.
This is the reason twitter and the others suspended Trump’s account. They were seeing more of this focusing on the inauguration. Now everyone’s paying attention.