Wait, WHAT!? David Frum pushes panic button about Trump with 3 words

McCain: POTUS has authority to fire Comey.
Every journalist on Twitter: https://t.co/k2ncwE0KdA

— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) May 10, 2017

President Trump fired FBI Director Comey yesterday afternoon, and afterwards David Frum served up this dire warning:

It’s a coup.

— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 9, 2017

It is? Not everybody’s willing to take it to that level:

Like, I know we're supposed to be polite, and Twitter kind of cultivates this rhetoric, but Trump derangement is getting out of hand. https://t.co/5uKMtALV3B

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) May 9, 2017

Nope, President Trump is still in charge. https://t.co/Svs1rEtXDe

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) May 10, 2017

A coup generally does not consist wholly of a person being fired by a person lawfully empowered to fire them, but who cares about laws? https://t.co/CZXUDvj2Vw

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) May 10, 2017

Maybe it depends on what your definition of “coup” is.

https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/862101363353939972
https://twitter.com/justkarl/status/862086867289866240

This is crazier than a 3AM Saturday morning Trump tirade. Put the twitter down. https://t.co/QEqhO5hvtB

— DC Dude (@DCDude1776) May 9, 2017

Oh, for God's sake, settle down.

— Michael Walsh (@dkahanerules) May 9, 2017

Hey fussy, if it's a coup then are you rethinking your whole fetish for disarming the populace, or are you just being a drama queen today?

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) May 10, 2017