The GOP's 'No Kings' Defense for Trump
Every few years, the right discovers a new way to defend Donald Trump.
This week’s favorite?
“Trump can’t be a king.”
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And technically, they’re right. Donald Trump is not a king.
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The point is that he’s trying to turn the presidency into a throne — one where loyalty replaces law, accountability disappears, and power answers only to him.
That’s why he tears down institutions. That’s why he trashes the press, the courts, the civil service. Because every time he weakens the machinery of government, he creates space for one thing to fill the void: himself.
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-gops-no-kings-defense-for-trump
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