GOP senators blast Trump's firing of election security official: 'A terrible mistake' [View all]
Source: ABC News
In a rare instance of breaking ranks, GOP senators on Wednesday roundly criticized President Donald Trump's firing of Chris Krebs, a top election security official who publicly contradicted his claims of voting fraud.
"I thought this was a terrible mistake," Susan Collins, R-Maine, said.
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Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska was the first Republican to publicly criticize the president's move, doing so in a statement Tuesday night.
"Chris Krebs did a really good job — as state election officials all across the nation will tell you — and he obviously should not be fired,” Sasse said in a statement. “I’m particularly grateful for the work he did on the Cyber Solarium Commission to help the nation prepare for the future of war.”
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