"They" are making their big play to remove Trump.
@jpsb That sounds like Cohen's first reaction when he heard what Trump said - Cohen was so appalled at Trump's comment, he said that. I was watching when Trump made his comments about Putin denying they interfered with the election, and couldn't believe what he said. If I was asked about that right then, I would be speechless, no telling what I would have said to a reporter at that time.
I remember another time I was speechless. I was the teacher of a Texas fifth grade class. The principal of the school made a statement over the intercom to all classes. President John Kennedy was just killed. For a short time, I couldn't speak. I had to process that in my brain before I could speak. That announcement came in out of the blue - a jolt to my senses. Ir a reporter was there, whatever I would have said would have made little sense.
I think that happened to Cohen and that is why he said "military coup" - he was out of his mind at that moment, couldn't comprehend/mentally process, what Trump said.