I'm getting so tired of this shit.

Coup, putsch, autogolpe, whatever definition allows you to triangulate to clutched pearls requires extralegal maneuvers. The reason everyone says "coup but not really coup autogolpe look it up ITS BAD GUYZ" is that coups have invariably involved military force. No military force? 'k then it's a revolution. But it's not a revolution if it's the government staying in power but our panties are still in a twist so obviously it's a 2020 MAGApush Autogulp Coupe XT Gran Turismo with three cupholders WHY AREN'T YOU SCREAMING YET

There's the Trump administration, and there's the Trump administration in exile. Team Trump is currently trying to shape the exile into a financially lucrative position. Nobody knows how much debt the Trump campaign carries; we now know that Trump himself carries a billion in debt and he's sitting on a brand that's radioactive as far as more than half the world is concerned. The only thing Team Trump can do right now is put on a great show of putting up a fight because it's gonna draw more attention to the sequel. Everyone dancing for the cameras right now? They want a role in that new movie because it's abundantly clear that walk-ons become starring roles as the attrition kicks in - Gestapo Barbie was an intern on the Mike Huckabee show and bailed when it was clear she wasn't gonna earn any camera time but lookitthat sweep out enough deadwood and you, too, can be press secretary for the most powerful man in the world. Everything we're seeing now? That's opportunists and grifters clawing their way to the top of the credits. Why the fuck does a Mike Huckabee show intern have a wikipedia page? Shameless opportunism.

The only. Reasonable response. To any of this shit is to let them do what they're legally allowed to do, stomp on shit they aren't legally allowed to do, and recognize that if they had any juice to do anything else they would have used it by now. Yeah - they're definitely gearing up for more malfeasance but the only thing you can do at this point is give them air. There is NO response that benefits anyone but Team Trump. And that's why none of these articles have any suggestions as to what to do about it, other than get scared and share on Twitter.