> he sent his minions to attack the Capitol and stayed
> in his own little den, watching from a safe distance

From what I heard at the time, Helen, the Orange Man-Baby* was all set to lead his zombie army's march .... but the Secret Service member driving his car had been trained to not let The Con put himself in harm's way. Much wrestling there was with the steering wheel, and the Secret Service member won.

* This epithet comes to you by (dis)courtesy of this morning's paper reviews on the BBC Red Button.