Democrats, desperate and out of ideas, are renewing their efforts to describe DOGE as a coup. Is it? According to Merriam-Webster, coup has more than one possible meaning. The first is as follows: "a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état." By that definition, their charge totally fails.

But Merriam-Webster also offers another definition of coup: "a brilliant, sudden, and usually highly successful stroke or act." By that definition, we are indeed witnessing a bold, courageous, and highly-effective coup. Thank God for that.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coup