Politics

Calling Trump a Tyrant Is Not a Call to Violence

Conservatives want to police how we talk about Trump—while excusing how the president talks about everyone else.

First published in The Atlantic on April 28, 2026.

by Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic

April 30, 2026 | reading time: 5 Min.

To describe Donald Trump as a corrupt aspiring authoritarian is not to conclude that he should be murdered.

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