President Donald Trump's bid to silence his prominent critics is backfiring by making them more popular, political pundit Jonathan Chair wrote in The Atlantic. But, wrote Chait, the moves aren't having the intended effect, and are instead "boosting the reputation of his enemies." Noting Kimmel's ratings bump since returning, Chait writes that "Trump’s attempts to silence Kimmel served to make him more popular." And on Comey, Chait writes, Trump's prosecution seems "even more doomed than his campaign against Kimmel." "If—or when—Comey wins his case, he is sure to come out looking like a hero," writes Chait.