It’s a curious calm, isn’t it? After months of the most heated, over-the-top language describing Donald Trump as an existential threat to democracy, we’re seeing a surprisingly “business as usual” reaction from top Democratic leaders.

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton are now suddenly in “unity” mode, calling for Americans to come together, as if this election were just another day at the office. This about-face has raised questions for those who bought into the Democrats’ pre-election warnings that Trump was some sort of authoritarian villain bent on unraveling the country.

Charlamagne: “Don’t y’all find it strange that now that he’s won, they’re not calling him a threat to democracy? They’re not calling him a fascist … I would think that, if you really believe that, then somebody’s speech would be about how America effed up and how things are… pic.twitter.com/q0KJplqZUO

— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) November 8, 2024

Charlamagne tha God raised this point on his show The Breakfast Club, calling out the suspicious shift in tone. “Don’t y’all find it strange that now that he’s won, they’re not calling him a threat to democracy?” he asked. And he’s absolutely right.

Only days ago, Trump was being painted as an unprecedented danger, yet now, those same voices are oddly quiet, offering conciliatory platitudes instead of apocalyptic warnings. It makes you wonder: did they ever really believe it, or was it all just politics? Charlamagne’s question isn’t just rhetorical; it strikes at the heart of the Democrats’ messaging tactics.

Charlamagne shows the doorway out of the hoaxocracy. https://t.co/CiW8RRxB8h

— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) November 8, 2024

For years now, “Trump as fascist” has been a core Democratic talking point, one they’ve used to paint all opposition as morally illegitimate. By throwing around terms like “Nazi” or “dictator,” they’ve trivialized real historical atrocities and fueled division among Americans.

And yet, now that the dust has settled, the quiet acceptance from Democratic leadership raises suspicions. If Trump were truly the monster they described, wouldn’t their response be just as urgent and dire now? But that’s not what we’re seeing.

It’s sort of hard to sell the threat to democracy with a popular vote winner. https://t.co/TXKPLblR3Y

— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 8, 2024

This moment also highlights a glaring double standard. Democrats, who claim to be defenders of democracy, didn’t allow a competitive primary for their own party’s nomination, pushing out other candidates and pre-selecting Kamala Harris.

They sidelined anyone not on board with their plan, effectively handpicking their nominee without letting Democratic voters have a say. So, when they accuse Republicans of being a threat to democracy, it rings hollow. The party that sidelined its own voters to control the primary outcome may not be the best authority on “threats to democracy.”