Yeah, it is already happening, but in a way designed to test resistance to it. There's not been enough, so Trump might see this incident as the right time to go a lot further.

Your flaw is assuming Trump is cogent, actually running anything, and thinking that far ahead. It's clear he doesn't want to risk bad press, given the stealth slink away from bringing Chicago to heel. And most people probably hated Kirk; he's not sympathetic.

My flaw, eh? OK.