The Boston Globe has the story, as does every other news outlet:
President Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election.
Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the security of the election was “highly inaccurate.”
The firing of Krebs, a Trump appointee and director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, comes as Trump is refusing to recognize the victory of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden and removing high-level officials seen as insufficiently loyal.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
I decided to spend some time watching FOX News. They are hammering on the idea that the election was stolen and the rest. I also sampled the Senate hearings with the heads of Facebook and Twitter. Republicans called for the hearings and blasted the CEOs of these platforms for” liberal democratic bias” for multiple reports on Biden-Harris as winners.
The Trumpers are delusional.
I am not sure why absolutely anyone should be surprised at this firing. It is typical how a low life person like Trump works and lives. And, I do not understand why anyone should show any interest in this item. I think all blogs, news media, talk shows, etc. should just ignore Trump and his childish ways. It is time to stop thinking about Trump, free up some of our brain cells from the waste of the last four years of Trumps administration, which will allow us to think about the positive things that can and will happen in the future. I know this may sound naive but I think this nation is tired of the constant negativity of the last four years and we should step out into the sunshine of a brighter day.
What moeone2015 said.
I’m not thinking about Trump–I’m thinking about Christopher Krebs. And all the others who lost jobs and reputations.
Everyone who tried to tie their star to the Trump Presidency have ended up, not only losing their integrity, but, even worse, their good reputations. And, if they took their obedience to Trump a step too far, they got to see first hand what the inside of a prison cell looks like.
More to come.
Being fired is a badge of honor. That means they ultimately followed their conscience and tried to do the right thing,
The ones who lost their jobs retained (if not improved) their reputations.
It’s the ones who didn’t lose their jobs who willfully forfeited their integrity.
The phenomenon has a name.
It’s called “control fraud” a term coined by bank fraud expert William Black to describe what happens at banks and other large financial institutions, in which the CEO fires anyone who disagrees, leaving a bunch of yes men and yes women to carry out the fraud. The latter are given bonuses and promotions so that they stay with the program.
And as flos56 notes, it’s actually a badge of honor to get fired because it means you spoke out against the fraud.
There is a large irony involved. If you want to know who the most honest and competent people are in times of economic downturn after bubbles driven by fraud (eg, housing bubble) burst, it’s the ones who got fired. They are the very first to go because they are unwilling to sacrifice their integrity for the fraudulent program.
“Control fraud”…that’s very interesting, poet.
And, of course, what happens when it’s not just one bank but an entire nation at risk of this sort of thing?
If any of America’s enemies take advantage of this period of chaos and confusion via any form of attack, the blame for that will be Trumps alone.
trump isn’t man enough to fire these people in person. He doesn’t have the guts to look them in the eye and utter his famous phrase, “You’re Fired!”. He uses Twitter for his dirty deeds. trump won’t even get one of his sycophants to do the dirty work for him. No morals, no ethics and no human decency. The American people have spoken loud and clear and they have told trump….YOU’RE FIRED!
Isn’t this what we’ve come to expect from Donald Trump? His own niece, Mary Trump, has said that he would do everything he could to drag our government down and fire people that he sees as disloyal to him, in the waning days of his administration . IMO- The 25th Amendment should now be invoked, and applied to this reckless and treasonous man. Again, IMO- we, as a nation, cannot wait until January 20th for Joe Biden to take over, and let Trump continue to destroy our Federal Republic until then. Trump must be removed now.
If I was being fired by Trump, that would be my preferred method. One less face to face. I bet their feelings are more “Freedom”, than “Doom”.
Trump doesn’t have time to fire people.
Too busy golfing — if you can call it that.
I bet he takes a lot of Mulligans.
Or maybe they should be called Trumpagains
Trumpagain
Always take a Trumpagain
When you are the Don
Every time you fail again
Take it to the lawn*
*Golf green and/or Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Trumpagain (take 2)
Always take a Trumpagain
When you are the Don
Do it over til you “win”
Take it on the lawn
We are in a very dangerous time right now.
This isn’t about Trump. This is about the fact that nearly the entire Republican Party, from dogcatcher on up, would allow Trump to shoot someone on Fifth Ave. In Michigan, the election board in one country wouldn’t certify the vote specifically in a democratic county. That county was no different than other counties in heavily Republican areas, but the Republicans are so blinded with fealty to Trump that they’d subvert democracy for him. (Recently they seemed to change their mind and certify it, but it is still not clear that they won’t change back and the outcome in Michigan is not safe, not matter how large the Biden victory.)
I’m glad the George Sec of State is standing up to pressure….so far. I don’t trust that to last as more and more pressure is put on him or the Trump-serving governor finds a way to remove him.
My guess as to what happens in Georgia: “we’re having a run-off election in January anyway, why not include a new election for president so we all feel confident that “legal” votes are all counted.”
Scary times.
That’s what some of my Trumper friends were saying on Facebook – not that they wanted a recount, but they wanted a reVote.
Yep. As I said, scary times.
Here, you and I agree completely.
I think we had better understand that these machinations are a serious problem. Who’s gonna throw Trump out if his lackeys ‘certify’ his re-election? Can we count on the packed Supreme Court? I doubt it.
Looks more and more like we’ve become a ‘banana republic’. Military Coup time?
Yes! And meanwhile David Sirota is already ginning up Biden controversy to distract — Biden just appointed leader of the Black Congressional Caucus to do outreach to all grassroots organizations like the NAACP and criminal justice advocacy groups, and since that includes climate change organizations Sirota is absolutely outraged because the Louisiana Congressman Credric Richmond is not good on climate issues so therefore Sirota wants him banned from his position leading the White House Office of Public Engagement (?!) No African-American Congressmen are allowed jobs in any position whatsoever in the Biden White House if they are not approved as suitably pro-climate by David Sirota.
Yes, folks, that’s what Sirota wants to talk about as the Republicans steal the election. Because banning the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus from any position in the Biden White House is far more urgent than making sure that Biden actually gets to the White House.
Meanwhile, Sirota wasn’t outraged at Trump and the right wing taking 3 Supreme Court seats, because that wasn’t nearly as important as banning Cedric Richmond from any White House position because Sirota reduces Richmond’s entire career to being a tool of the fossil fuel industry.
Anyone who cared about Climate Change voted for the democrat in 2016, knowing how dangerous a right wing Supreme Court is to the environment. If they did not care if the far right controlled the Supreme Court, it is laughable that what they really think is dangerous to climate change is the leader of the Black Congressional Caucus doing public outreach to all grassroots organizations.
Meanwhile, Biden won’t even get the White House.
Isn’t this what we’ve come to expect from Donald Trump? His own niece, Mary Trump, has said that he would do everything he could to drag our government down and fire people that he sees as disloyal to him, in the waning days of his administration . IMO- The 25th Amendment should now be invoked, and applied to this reckless and treasonous man. Again, IMO- we, as a nation, cannot wait until January 20th for Joe Biden to take over, and let Trump continue to destroy our Federal Republic until then. Trump must be removed now.
Sage advice for the Idiot:
We cannot be rid of this clown and his spawn soon enough. I never got clowns anyway. Can we, after this, do away with the clown shtick altogether?
Oh dear, Donna and Ray Krebs won’t like and stand for this. 😁🤓
I took some trash to the dump yesterday and the fellow who worked there commented to the person ahead of me that the Democrats stole the election. And the person agreed.
I didnt say anything.
Can’t argue with these people. They are too far Don ….I mean gone.
There is no way to talk to people who believe the election was “stolen.” Zero evidence.
On the way to school this morning, I listened to a talk radio show in which some woman was claiming that the Michigan controversy was a matter of Gov. W threatening the two Republican members of the election commission who protested about the “fact” that 250% more people had voted in Wayne County than were registered.
Obviously, I did not get time to fact check this statement, but it strikes me that it would be national news if it was true.
If it were true, the Republicans on the committee to certify Wayne County votes would not have backed down.
It is a wonder they backed down at all. The talk show made it seem like their backing down was because they had been threatened with the charge of racism. This was what trump voters are going to listen to.
I think you’re unarmed right. No judge would have allowed fact that many more people voted than were eligible to go without a hearing. The two would have stuck to their guns in the court.
The day after the election I inadvertently started listening to a talk show where the host was referring to the fact that while NYS went for Biden, in Erie County Trump won. Then I quickly turned to another station all the while thinking the woman was an idiot, mainly because none of the mail in ballots had been counted yet (they wait ten days in my county). Sure enough, I just looked at the results and it was Biden who won the county. I wonder if that woman felt any shame for her skewed comments? Probably not, since she was catering to her right wing audience. She most likely claimed fraud.
trump is a CHEATER, a LIAR, and a COWARD to the MAX. He hides behind twitter and others.
Bet the dumpster has been talking to Vladimir, his $$$$$ bag.
Where will trump get the money he needs for any recount? trumpsy is broke. Vladimir?
trumpsy is a big, fat, simpering FRAUD who is willing to sell America to Vladimir Putin.
Remember, Putin hates America just like the dump does.
America has a traitor in the wh. .
Twitter Fig Leaves
The Twitter screen is like a fig
That covers Trump’s behind
And Twitter’s grown a mite too big
If Trump can hide behind
Go fig-ure!