Former President Donald Trump's onetime National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, pled guilty in 2017 for lying to the FBI about his relationship and dealings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Trump would later pardon Flynn in one of the most controversial uses of pardon powers of his term.
Since then, Flynn has embraced the adoration of Trump's far-right supporters, swearing allegiance to the QAnon conspiracy theory and still pushing the lie that the 2020 election was "stolen" by Democrats through widespread election fraud.
Despite Flynn's reverence for these conspiracy theories and his improper dealings with Kislyak, Trump's supporters have enshrined Flynn as a patriot targeted by the so-called Deep State for his love of country.
These supporters even cheered when Flynn recently advocated for an overthrow of the United States government.
Watch below.
Here is the video of former national security advisor Michael Flynn saying that he thinks a coup like the coup in Myanmar should happen in the US.pic.twitter.com/7mGYjfXg18— Mamie \ud83d\ude0c (@Mamie \ud83d\ude0c) 1622413393
When asked why "what happened in Minnamar [sic] can't happen here," Flynn responded:
"No reason, I mean, it should happen here. No reason. That's right."
Flynn made the comments at the For God & Country Patriot Roundup in Texas this past weekend.
The backlash was immediate, prompting Flynn to absurdly claim in a Telegram post (he's been banned from Twitter for spreading false information) that he never said anything of the sort.
Read below.
People weren't buying it.
#MichaelFlynn is Gaslighting, the way that other Republicans do. The propaganda video shown at his QAnon rally was also a call for further insurrection.https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1399445982245425153\u00a0\u2026— Toughone (@Toughone) 1622528130
We heard him say it.\n#MichaelFlynnIsATraitorhttps://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1399445982245425153\u00a0\u2026— KT Madsen (@KT Madsen) 1622523681
Empty words....https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1399445982245425153\u00a0\u2026— JB \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@JB \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2) 1622512634
We didn't hear what we heard? We didn't see what we saw?https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1399445982245425153\u00a0\u2026— Phoenix Mimi (@Phoenix Mimi) 1622502410
Gaslighting 101 - tell them they didn't see what they actually did see. \n\nRepeat ad nauseam.https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1399445982245425153\u00a0\u2026— Sierra Foxtrot (@Sierra Foxtrot) 1622501055
\u201cI did not say that thing that there is actual video of me saying.\u201dhttps://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1399445982245425153\u00a0\u2026— Morning In Seattle (@Morning In Seattle) 1622498690
His comments were seen as an embodiment of the GOP's support for violence like what the country saw on January 6.
Flynn stoked the flames before the 6th. After, Flynn suggested Trump should invoke the Insurrection Act. Here\u2019s the comment he made about a coup at the Q convention.https://twitter.com/mc_hyperbole/status/1399129297240084489\u00a0\u2026— Cullen (@Cullen) 1622524560
Anyone not taking this seriously is a fool. The right-wing in this country is absolutely, positively getting ready for violence. 28% of Republicans say it might be time to resort to violence! Here is Trump's National Security Advisor saying we should do a military coup.https://twitter.com/MC_Hyperbole/status/1399129297240084489\u00a0\u2026— Cenk Uygur (@Cenk Uygur) 1622487111
This is wildly un-American. A standing army forcibly overturning the will of the people to take control of the country is literally what the founders feared. Flynn should move to Myanmar of he wants to live under a military dictatorship.https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/1399387772121763843\u00a0\u2026— Stephen Gutowski (@Stephen Gutowski) 1622475360
Flynn's former attorney, conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell, was one of the few people to back his defense.
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