America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come

America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump’s presidency is testing how far it’s come

Trump has consolidated executive power—appointing personal lawyers as AG, deploying military, pursuing political enemies—mirroring the monarchical overreach that sparked American independence 250 years ago. The conservative Supreme Court enabled this through broad presidential immunity and rulings that courts cannot constrain decisions, dismantling constitutional checks against executive tyranny.