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It's not though. A coup detat involves a party coming into power through unconstitutional means. They might be breaking the law now but it doesn't make it a coup because Trump and his posse attained power through a democratic election.
the office of US president isn't democratically elected
They didn't attain the power to do what they are doing. When a part of the state takes powers belonging to other parts, that's still a coup. While American Presidentialism is the closest thing to a monarchy there is without having a king, what's happening is already wildly unconstitutional and a frontal assault at democratic structures.