A new Above the Law column seizes on constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe’s recent CNN appearance to argue that President Trump has gone further than the British monarch did before the American Revolution. The piece claims that the grievances that justified a war 250 years ago are now being replayed, with Tribe’s commentary serving as the catalyst for that comparison.
The article’s headline—"Trump Has Officially Out-Kinged The King We Fought A Revolution To Get Rid Of"—sets the tone for a sharp critique. It suggests that Trump’s assertions of executive power have surpassed the historical abuses that led the colonies to declare independence, though the piece offers no specific examples or quotes beyond Tribe’s appearance.
Because the source is a single opinion column, the analysis is one-sided. It does not present counterarguments or details on which particular actions prompted Tribe’s remarks. The piece relies on the emotional weight of revolutionary history to frame Trump’s presidency as a fundamental threat to republican governance, but it stops short of legal or factual specifics.