Trump’s coup attempt has not stopped – and Democrats must wake up

Trump still refuses to concede and continues to rile up supporters with his bogus claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Tens of millions of Americans believe him

Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump confront US Capitol Police officers outside the Capitol last January. File picture: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

Former US president Donald Trump’s attempted coup is not stopping. He still refuses to concede and continues to rile up supporters with his bogus claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Tens of millions of Americans believe him.

Last Sunday, at a Republican event in Franklin, North Carolina, Congressman Madison Cawthorn, repeating Trump’s big lie, called the rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6 "political hostages".