Trump ousts Homeland Security cyber chief Chris Krebs, who called election secure
Source: AZ Central
The Department of Homeland Security's cyber chief, who presided over an elaborate election security effort guarding against foreign interference and fraud, was ousted by President Donald Trump on Tuesday as part of a continuing post-election purge of top national security officials.
Trump announced the dismissal in a tweet Tuesday night.
The dismissal of Christopher Krebs, director DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, follows the agency's declaration that the general election was the most secure in U.S. history.
The statement served as a pointed rebuke to the president who continues to make unsubstantiated allegations of voting fraud while Trump's legal team pursues multiple legal challenges in battleground states.
Read more: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/17/trump-ousts-homeland-security-chris-krebs-called-election-secure/6276676002/
This man is fucking insane!!!!
The tweets:
Link to tweet
bluestarone
(16,926 posts)Getting involved with this election after what's been happening!
OAITW r.2.0
(24,467 posts)No way will they overthrow the obvious results. They will let the lower courts stand on this election. Unless, of course, they really want to start a 2nd Civil War.
bluestarone
(16,926 posts)It won't be good if they get involved! (TOTAL CIVIL WAR)
dchill
(38,474 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)The elections is over and Biden/Harris is the winner.
sandensea
(21,627 posts)Precisely what Cheeto did not want.
Neither did Vlad and Bibi.
onecaliberal
(32,850 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)pfitz59
(10,376 posts)once again.... I expect to see a "corrected" statement by the newly installed cyber flunky.
raccoon
(31,110 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,725 posts)rustysgurl
(1,040 posts)for everyone who was fired by this administration.
George II
(67,782 posts)rustysgurl
(1,040 posts)Stallion
(6,474 posts)Renew Deal
(81,856 posts)He will make a fortune if he wants to. The real loss is to the US.
mdbl
(4,973 posts)Just because his nose isn't up trump's behind.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,954 posts)Grimelle
(219 posts)Honored to serve. We did it right. Defend Today, Secure Tomorrow. #Protect2020
dhill926
(16,337 posts)as his support drips away. It will be something to behold. Just hope he doesn't kill too many of us in the meantime...
Cha
(297,184 posts)Maybe Biden can hire him back?
IsItJustMe
(7,012 posts)than I don't know what will. And 73M people voted for this.
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)I don't know if he was expecting to be fired at that point, but when I read what he was saying I knew that would trigger Trump. Then next day I saw tweets of rumors about the likelihood of him being fired. It's pathetic how predictable and unstable Trump is.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)Lithos
(26,403 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,628 posts)He might not say anything, but we know it bothers him. Next he'll fire everyone at Twitter.
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)these rants? Kelly Anne? The Barbie press secretary?
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)I hope Biden re-hires him-- he needs to be on our team.