By Charlotte Calick
The President-elect had some concerns. Not about the outcome of the election, 80+ million voters took care of that, but elsewhere.
He did not yet have a Senate majority. The current President was also going to be an issue. Fears of staging a counter-rally on inauguration day, negatively tweeting all of the time and stirring up his base. Talking of the possibility of running again for President.
It was a lot to be concerned about, so Joe Biden decided to reach out to his fixer, the only person who could take care of things. His name? Donald J. Trump.
The fixer had started his work months earlier by botching the Coronavirus response. With it continuing to ravage the country, in late December it knocked out one of the GOP Senators facing the January 5th runoff. Being exposed to the virus he found himself in quarantine, unable to campaign those final days. Check!
At a January 4th rally for those GOP Senators, the goal was to confuse the crowd. For 90 minutes the fixer barely mentioned the candidates, instead focusing on conspiracy theories. The unenthused crowd left the event unsure if they were even supposed to vote in the upcoming Senate runoff as the fixer said their votes didn’t matter. Check!
On January 5th, Republican fears were realized as the fixer successfully depressed their vote. By the end of the night, Republican turnout in Georgia was down more than 15% and two Democrats were elected to the Senate making Sen. Chuck Schumer (D – NY) the new majority leader. Check!
But the fixer’s next move was going to be risky and a little dangerous.
The plan was to have his people come to Washington to protest Congressional certification of the vote. He was going to convince the crowd that the Vice President had the power to do something he could not legally do, and then would urge them to “march” to the Capitol. Knowing these people, he knew things may escalate.
As it turned out, everything went according to plan.
When the dust had settled, the current President was taking the blame for the insurrection. Everyone, including people in his own party, started to turn on him. Condemnation and resignations followed quickly. By the end of the day, even Big Tech had had enough and shut down most forms of his communication. No plans for any rallies. Talk of another presidential run had stopped. Discussions now were about the 25th amendment and impeachment. The fixer came through. Check!
President-elect Biden has a lot of work to do now to unite the country and fix the damage of the past four years. He is confident that he is up to the task, but reassured that if things get desperate, the fixer is just a phone call away.
