I also think this is probable. History again provides clues. How many autocrats have had a private guard, a king's guard, an SS, or a revolutionary guard? Many. It might not succeed, but at some point Trump will attempt to mobilize and deploy his armed supporters. It will come to this.
I am waiting for the personal militia to start getting violent - Oathkeepers and Proud boys -- it is going to get much worse
I also think this is probable. History again provides clues. How many autocrats have had a private guard, a king's guard, an SS, or a revolutionary guard? Many. It might not succeed, but at some point Trump will attempt to mobilize and deploy his armed supporters. It will come to this.
The danger is that there will be no government forces to stop them.