There is apparently an expectation in fascistic circles of impending pro-Trump military intervention. It is likely that he was otherwise engaged, in the behind-the-scenes efforts to facilitate the attack, since his brother, General Charles Flynn, was participating in Pentagon meetings which delayed a military response to defend the Capitol. He then appeared on the pro-Trump network Newsmax and urged deploying “military capabilities” to swing states to “rerun an election in each of those states.” He continued, “People out there talk about martial law like it’s something that we’ve never done,” adding, “Martial law has been instituted 64 times.”įlynn did not speak at the January 6 rally at the White House which directly preceded the attack by Trump supporters on the Capitol. At one critical meeting at the White House on December 18, Flynn argued for Trump declaring martial law, seizing control of voting machines in key battleground states like Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and ordering a “revote” under military supervision. These remarks are consistent with the anti-democratic sentiments Flynn has expressed repeatedly since Trump’s defeat last November 3.
The retired general later tried to walk back his comment, and even claimed that he had meant the opposite, that there is “no reason it should happen here,” and that press reports to the contrary were “fake news.” The multiple YouTube videos of the event, however, together with the enthusiastic response from the crowd, make it clear that he was endorsing a military coup. At one point, when Flynn was taking questions from the audience, a participant who identified himself as a former Marine asked him why “what happened in Minamar can’t happen here.” There was laughter and shouts of approval.įlynn replied, “No reason. References to the Myanmar example drew frequent applause at the three-day event.
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Press accounts indicated that there was general excitement in the crowd over the possibility of a pro-Trump military coup modeled on that in Myanmar, where the military intervened in February after an election won by Aung San Suu Kyi, overturned the election results and imprisoned her, precipitating a series of protests and rebellions in which soldiers have slaughtered hundreds, if not thousands. The website of the event declares, “For three days, you will have the opportunity to hear from some of your favorite Patriots and Digital Soldiers in both keynote speeches and panel forums … You will also have the opportunity to meet and interact with these people, as well as meet fellow Patriots from around the country and world.” The ultra-right crowd was drawn from supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory (which claims the Democratic Party is controlled by Satanist pedophiles and that Trump will lead a violent campaign of extermination against his enemies) and other fascistic elements. “He won the popular vote, and he won the electoral college vote.” įlynn was one of a number of top Trump aides and spokesmen for the “big lie” of a stolen election to address the “For God & Country Patriot Roundup” held at a downtown Dallas, Texas hotel. Michael Flynn leaving federal court in Washington, DC, 2019.
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