Why do you think he delayed sending in more troops? He had guys - loyalists - on the security team. Many of the people who stormed in were carrying zip ties and had announced they wanted to slaughter the members of Congress on social media earlier. They erected a gallows outside for chrissakes.From that perspective, it makes more sense that it was to expose the traitors and nick some hardware after all. A lot more sense than a failed coup attempt, that is.
I think you just don’t think trump could lose.. so a failed coup isn’t something you’d ever acknowledge. Yet his attempt in Venezuela was laughable. And when you can’t put official boots on the grounds the outcome is less controllable.