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Trump said he has fired Chris Krebs, director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
US President Trump stated that he had fired a senior election official who opposed Trump’s claims of voter fraud.
Trump said he had fired Chris Krebs, director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, due to his “very inaccurate” comments about the fairness of the election.
Trump still refused to admit defeat, saying there was large-scale election fraud, but did not provide evidence for his claims.
Election officials have declared this vote to be the “safest” in US history.
Last week, Trump fired US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and there were reports that Trump doubted Esper’s loyalty.
A person close to Krebs told Reuters that like many others fired by President Trump, Krebs learned he was unemployed when he saw Trump’s tweet on Tuesday.
But after being fired, Krebs didn’t seem to regret speaking up.
“It’s an honor to serve, we did the right thing. Stand up for yourself today and stay safe tomorrow,” he wrote on Twitter.
Why was Krebs fired?
Krebs reportedly aroused discontent in the White House over a website titled “Rumor Control” from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. This website exposes fake news about the elections, much of which was amplified by Trump himself.
Reuters reported that the White House was particularly dissatisfied with an article by Krebs that debunked a conspiracy theory that an intelligence agency supercomputer called the “Hammer and Scorecard” could disrupt national votes. number.
Krebs and other former US officials stated that there is no such system.
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Profile photo of Trump shaking hands with Krebs
Shortly before his firing, Krebs posted a tweet that appeared to be an indictment against Trump, who claimed that voting machines in various states were counting the votes of his rival Biden.
Krebs tweeted: “Regarding the allegations of manipulation of the electoral system, 59 electoral security experts agreed that in all the cases that we have known, these claims are either unproven or technically unreasonable.”
Last week, some senior officials in the US Department of Homeland Security claimed that the November 3 US elections were the safest in US history and denied the “unsubstantiated accusations”. , and Krebs was one of them.
The BBC’s science and technology correspondent in North America, James Clayton (James Clayton), noted that Krebs, as director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, his voice is very important.
“His analysis of the large-scale voter fraud allegations is simple: There is no evidence of large-scale voter fraud. He knew his words would upset President Trump. Last Thursday, he told his colleagues that he expected to be fired.” He was right, “Clayton said.
Doomed voice
Trump’s firing of Krebs sparked condemnation from the Democratic-controlled House Homeland Security Committee.
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The leader of the House Homeland Security Committee stated that Trump’s decision “makes the United States more insecure” and does not help protect the United States from malicious cyberattacks from Russia, China and Iran.
“In fact, since Election Day, President Trump has been trying to invalidate the election results through false propaganda, which can undermine public confidence in our generations of elections,” committee members said.
