The latest episode of leftist hysteria can be found in an article by Politico, which decries former President Donald Trump as a budding dictator for daring to hold government officials accountable. This ritualistic condemnation is a familiar tune for the left, as they perpetually label any conservative who steps out of line as a tyrant. The true irony of it all is that the so-called dictatorships pushed by the left are often the very actions they accuse their opponents of committing.
The author of the Politico piece argues that Trump is weaponizing his power to target past administration aides for speaking out against him. However, it seems that the article’s real intent is to distract from a fact: these aides, namely Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor, are under investigation for actions that could generously be called dereliction of duty. While Trump is simply doing due diligence in addressing corruption and mismanagement, the left desperately wants to spin those actions into a narrative of political retaliation.
In the case of Krebs, the former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency was ousted for declaring that the 2020 election was clean, going so far as to suggest anyone disputing that conclusion was spreading unfounded rumors. Yet, amidst the rising evidence of election irregularities, Krebs brushed off concerns faster than a toddler dismissing vegetables. Now, Trump’s investigation into him isn’t about vengeance but about ensuring accountability. But try making that point in a discussion with a leftist—it’s like herding cats.
Left Claims Trump is Going After Two Former Aides Who Criticized Him. Reality Is Different.https://t.co/6l0o8GVGSH
— PJ Media (@PJMedia_com) April 10, 2025
Miles Taylor, that proud individual who penned an anonymous op-ed claiming to work against Trump from within the administration, takes the prize for elitist entitlement. He openly confessed to obstructing the president’s agenda, all while collecting a paycheck from taxpayers. With such antics, it’s astonishing that he believes he deserves to roam free from scrutiny. The American people didn’t elect Taylor; they chose Trump. His failure to respect that principle should have consequences, yet to Politico, it’s a tale of victimhood and retribution.
Anyone with a shred of honesty can see that regarding Krebs and Taylor as victims of Trump’s supposed vendetta misses the larger narrative. The left has briskly ignored their own history of weaponizing justice against political adversaries. The hypocrisy in pointing fingers here is thick enough to cut with a knife—leftists consistently create the very systems they then claim to abhor. Political retribution? They invented the game.
As this charade continues to unfold, the establishment media will undoubtedly persist in equating Trump’s quest for accountability with dictatorship. The more they grasp at these strawman arguments, the more their true colors show. The media has become little more than a mouthpiece for the left, pumping out disinformation to maintain the status quo. It’s a precarious situation when the so-called “guardians of democracy” are busy rallying around their own dishonest narrative. Those still willing to see through the fog of leftist propaganda can only shake their heads in disbelief. It’s a sobering reminder of the lengths to which the left will go to distort reality.