After a sitting President lied over and over again to the American people because he didn’t like the outcome of a vote, then tried to manipulate public officials to change the vote regardless, and then drove his supporters into a fury and sent them to the Capitol to “get tough” with Congress (his words, not mine), is the U.S. even in the position to promote democracy? It’s an interested question because despite all of this, President Biden was sworn into office and a good number of Republicans have finally come out acknowledging the votes of Americans.

I appear as an American Lawyer on Press TV based out of the Middle East to discuss the international ramifications for democracy.

President Trump takes no responsibility for the insurrection that took place at the Capitol last week. He also says that there is no possibility that Vice President Pence will try to remove him using the 25th Amendment. Is he right? So, that leaves impeachment, censure, resignation or just let the clock run out.

I appear on Press TV out of the Middle East today to discuss the possible options and what comes next. Hope you can catch it.

While the trigger was pulled on January 6th, Trump’s efforts to foment a rebellion began before he took office and he did not do this alone. He has been beating the drum from the beginning.

• What he did in Charlottesville

• What he did in Pittsburgh

• What he did with the Proud Boys, White Supremacists being good guys and to stand by

• Calling the Democrats, the Media, his political enemies traitors

• What he did in Michigan again the Governor when these same people were planning a kidnapping and murder

• When he continued lying regardless of 60 plus lawsuits that were slapped down

• Calling a rally on January 6th, the date of the Certification Not far from the Capitol.

• Ramping them up

• Having Trump Jr say “History is watching” and “Be a Hero, not a zero”

• Telling them to go to the Capitol

• Telling them to get tough

• Making sure he didn’t call out the Guard. He never did

• Finally , after the riot started, saying “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously stripped away from great patriots . . .”.

• And then telling the Rioters, “We love you.”

So much for American exceptionalism. America has long argued that we were the shining city o the hill and somehow different from the rest of the world. Of course, it wasn’t true and now, as if there was plenty of proof available, it is pretty undeniable now.

"Nobody saw this coming." This is the lie that must be refuted from the rooftops after the insurrection in Washington DC. This is exactly what we saw coming. You can't incite violence again and again for years, promote objective lies, call fellow American with whom you disagree traitors and cowards, promote the Proud Boys and White Supremacists along the way, invite them all to Washington DC to "get wild", rile them up, send them to the Capitol to get tough, and then when they do exactly that, say, “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously stripped away from great patriots . . .” We all saw this coming. And Trump didn't do this alone.

I appear on AM 950 in Minneapolis with Matthew McNeil at 4:30 p.m. today to discuss the 25th Amendment.