Talk:Self-coup

I think both Julius Cesar and Adolf Hitler fit the descrition 2A00:A040:19E:61E7:C430:BDBB:C474:413F (talk) 09:50, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Adolf Hitler should certainly be listed. His passage of the Enabling Act (March 1933), the hounding from the political scene of all other parties and finally his seizure of the powers of President after Hindenburg's death were different stages of a self-coup lasting from March 1933 to August 1934.

Caesar? More tricky. His naming as dictator looks like a simple coup. SRamzy (talk) 14:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Should Trump's efforts throughout his first term to stack courts be included? 68.146.61.128 (talk) 11:46, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

January 6 is already. I don't think the buildups to coup attempts are included just the coups themselves. 1101 (talk) 18:40, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Considering that this is getting into WP:OR territory? No. MWFwiki (talk) 22:57, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

I'm certainly no expert on the technicalities in wiki standards, but I am confused as to, based on this talk page, it appears the final decision was someone saying no, and yet it lists a 3 month period as his self coup. I genuinely am not a trumpster, i'm not shilling for him, I just think wikipedia should minimize its bias in the interest of its own reputability. Obviously the insurrection event was unprecedented and illegal and all that, but simply by the fact that on the scheduled day, he did end up voluntarily stepping down, without attempting to utilize military to usurp the election and remain in office beyond the 6th, its hard to say it was an attempted self coup. I feel to be an attempted self coup, he would have basically had to refuse to step down and be forcefully removed. Compared to if he successfully remained in office, that's a self coup. Being forced out before he overstays would be an attempt. Neither of those happened. Statements are not actions. ~2026-53252-1 (talk) 08:10, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

Should definitely be considered given the consistent vandalism putting Trump's electoral victory on here. Nedmath (talk) 00:14, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

The article is already semi-protected. What specific level of protection are you proposing, and how long do you think it should last? Locking all edits indefinitely wouldn't be appropriate in this context. 1101 (talk) 05:16, 28 March 2025 (UTC)