US President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired a senior cybersecurity official who had rejected his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. Trump took to Twitter to announce that Chris Krebs has been “fired” as head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) for his “highly inaccurate” statement on election security.
“Chris Krebs’ recent statement on the security of the 2020 elections was very inaccurate, as there were massive fraud and misconduct, including voting for dead people,” Trump claimed, which was quickly flagged by the microblogging platform as “disputed “. .
The US president recently fired Mark Esper as defense secretary, as the duo disagreed on the issues of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the deployment of the army during the Black Lives Matter protests. Trump, through his actions, has made it clear that officials who contradict him on key issues will be shown the door.
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US media reports suggest that FBI Director Christopher Wray could be next in Trump’s line of fire due to his testimony during congressional hearings on Russian interference and alleged election fraud. Wray had confirmed that Russia was using a series of measures to “primarily denigrate” Joe Biden and what he sees as an anti-Russia “establishment.” He also denied any evidence indicating widespread election fraud, a claim that Trump regularly repeats before the election.
Last month, the FBI Agents Association sent open letters to Trump and Biden, urging the next president to allow Wray to continue until his 10-year term ends in 2027. “This country needs stability in the leadership of the Bureau during these difficult times and creating unrest in the Office after the elections can only undermine the objective of protecting the security of our country, ”the organization wrote.
According to a CNN report, Trump and his allies have been increasingly frustrated by CIA Director Gina Haspel for consistently rejecting the declassification of documents related to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. According to reports, Haspel also was not part of Trump’s daily in-person intelligence briefing on Friday, which was hosted by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe.
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