While law enforcement and the military are on greater alert with threats facing state legislatures and the Capitol on Inauguration Day from Trump supporters there are a couple of things which worry me greatly.
Monday, two days before the Inauguration, marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Given the white supremacist element amongst Trump supporters I cannot help but wonder if there might be efforts to target the occasion with possible attacks on the MLK, Jr Monument in Washington, D.C., the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis or the MLK, Jr. Center here in Atlanta along with the Ebenezer Baptist Church where he preached (and where Senator-elect Raphael Warnock preaches).
Then comes my fear on Inauguration Day. While there is no doubt there will be heavy security in place during the Inauguration I nevertheless fear for President-elect Biden, Vice-President-elect Harris and even Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts who will administer the oath of office. A not insignificant number of law enforcement and military personnel have been radicalized by Trump's hatred with some evidently participating in the siege of Capitol Hill.
All it would take is one rogue Secret Service agent, soldier or police officer to turn his gun on Biden, Harris, Roberts and possibly others. From there I could see Trump dramatically emerging from the crowd, from a helicopter or on video proclaiming the Constitution has been suspended and that he is President for Life.
I can only hope I am completely wrong and both MLK, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day proceed as it is intended. What I describe might be a far-fetched scenario, but it isn't as far-fetched as it was a week ago. The most frightening part is a majority of the Republican Party would be in favor of this coming to pass.
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