This is why I've been saying that Trump has to use the Insurrection Act if the electoral college vote doesn't go the right way. It's a legal option that he has, so if he doesn't use it, then he's seen as giving up and letting them win, and that will cost him all of his support. Even if he knows that the military won't support him (and that may be the case), he doesn't need to call on them: he can call on the militia: his people. And that would be a great benefit in a revolution. Nobody wants to be the first to act for fear that they are the only one who does. But he can provide that unity, and get everyone to act at once. That could be crucial.