20 NEWSWEEK.COM FEBRUARY 12, 2021
12:08 AM: President Trump tweets “-ust
happened to have found another 000
ballots from )ulton County. +ere we go”
President Trump will tweet 13 more times
before he appears to speak at the Ellipse
stage at noon—complaints about the vote
in Georgia and his belief that Pennsyl-
vania will somehow ʀip to Trump and,
ɿnally, before 1:00 a.m., tweeting: “If Vice
President @Mike_Pence comes through
for us, we will win the Presidency.Ť
6:25 AM: 'rew +ernande] of Tatum
Report tweets “MASSI9( line to get
into The (llipse to where President #
real'onaldTrump will be speaking at the
şMarch )or Trump RallyŠ...the line is already
wrapping around the Washington Monu-
ment. It is still dark out, images to come.”
Hernandez is the host of Lives
Matter on YouTube.
7:11 AM: Republican Conference Chair
Rep. /i] Cheney R-W< , the daughter
of former 9 ice President 'ick Cheney,
tweets “We have sworn an oath under
*od to defend the Constitution. We uphold
that oath at all times, not only when it is
politically convenient. Congress has no
authority to overturn elections by objecting
to electors. 'oing so steals power from
the states violates the Constitution.”
7:15 AM: Rep. Marjorie Taylor reene
R-A tweets “Might as well have served
eorgia up on a silver platter and spoon fed
sliced peaches to the Socialists 'emocrats
#aSecofState enabled the steal. A
legislatures never convened, but some tried.
#BrianKempA did nothing. All while *A
people screamed to StopTheSteaI...”
Rep. Greene has repeatedly endorsed
4 Anon conspiracy theories, a melange
of claims that a deep state cabal has
CHAPTER 1:Save America
destroyed the presidency of Donald
Trump. She will tweet 19 more times
during the day and evening. On Sunday,
January 17, Twitter locked Rep. Greene’s
account, citing violations of a company
policy that it recently used to remove
thousands of QAnon-related accounts.8:17 AM: President Trump tweets “... All
Mike Pence has to do is send them back
to the States, AN' W( WIN. 'o it Mike,
this is a time for extreme courage”8:20 AM: Senate Minority /eader Chuck
Schumer '-N< tweets “Buckle up”8:27 AM: CSPAN begins live coverage
of the “March to Save America” rally
hosted by Women for America )irst.8:30 AM: '.C. Police tweets “)irst Amend-
ment Activity...demonstrations are sched-
uled to occur in 'C. There will be parking
restrictions potential street closures that
motorists should take into consideration.”8:30 AM: Acting 'efense Secretary
Christopher Miller and Chairman of the- oint Chiefs of Staff Army *eneral Mark
Milley meet to review the Pentagon plan
for defense support to civil authorities
'SCA in the case of an emergency in
the 'istrict of Columbia. They reTuest
that commanders and decision makers
conduct a table-top exercise covering
potential contingency response options.
The exercise is held at 11:30 AM, but no
military forces would be placed on the
streets of Washington, D.C. on January .8:35 AM: The 8 .S. Secret Service, a
component of the 'epartment of +ome-
land Security, tweets “Individuals at-
tending todayŠs event on the (llipse in
Washington, '.C. are reminded of items
prohibited by the 8 .S. Secret Service.”