He’s not stupid, he’s complicit.
None of this crap is spontaneous. This “Cronkite Moment” was probably planned down to the damn minute to cause maximum damage.
This feeds into the ever-evolving media narrative. First, Trump was said to be “hiding in the bunker”. Now, this horse’s ass comes out and denounces Trump as “a threat to the Constitution”.
Everything you say is as scary as it is plausible.
And your choice of words: "putsch". Even more prescient.