Bigger lies, darker plans: Trump prepares his authoritarian regime

President Joe Biden won the 2020 election by almost 7 million votes. With a national margin of 4.4%, Biden’s win in many states was much larger. He took Minnesota by 7.3%, Colorado by 13.5%, Illinois by 16.9%, and California by 29.2%.

This was a solid win by any measure, and in many states, a landslide victory. Even Donald Trump’s Big Lie about the 2020 election had, until recently, focused on the vote in a few states like Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, where Biden’s margin of victory was smaller, though still substantial.

But that’s changed. In recent appearances, Trump isn’t just repeating the claims he made leading up to Jan. 6, he’s claiming that he won “all 50 states” with “12 million more votes” than in 2016. And as his lies get bigger, Trump’s plans for a takeover of the United States get darker. Including openly discussing a military takeover on day one of his return to power.