30 million US citizens willing to take up arms to overthrow Biden administration: US analyst John Helman

Washington: – US analyst John Helman made a sensational claim that 20 to 30 million US citizens may be willing to take up arms to overthrow the government of President Joe Biden. Helman made this claim while speaking to the news channel MSNBC. Helman made this statement based on an article published on ‘The Atlantic’ US website.

On Sunday, the topic of discussion in the ‘Meet the Press’ program telecasted on MSNBC was US Democracy. On the show, host Chuck Todd mentioned an article published on ‘The Atlantic’. The title of the article is ‘Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun’. Journalist Barton Gellman has claimed in the article that Donald Trump and his supporters are preparing extensively to take over the reins of the White House in 2024. Gellman indicated that the election process, the implementing agencies, the regulations and the provisions would be used for this purpose.

The same article expresses fear that there is a significant chunk of supporters of violence among the Trump supporters and at times, weapons also may be used. Based on the information published in the article, Helman claimed that nearly 20 to 30 million US citizens may be willing to take up arms. Helman claimed ‘Nearly 8% to 12% of the US voters believe that the Biden’s election is illegal as President of the United States. This group is not averse to using violence to overthrow the Biden government and reinstate Donald Trump as President of the United States. This number is about 20 to 30 million and they are willing to take up arms.’

Helman said that the groups ready to take up arms are supporters of Trump and a movement supporting political violence is being built from this. Strong reactions to the statement made by Helman are being received on social media and some have even criticised that this is a part of irresponsible journalism.