Trump Fires CISA Director Chris Krebs, Who Corrected Voter Fraud Disinformation

Nov 18, 20200

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Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was fired by President Trump on Tuesday. Carolyn Kaster/AP

Christopher Krebs, the Department of Homeland Security director who had spearheaded a campaign to counter rumors about voter fraud, has been fired, President Trump tweeted on Tuesday.

Trump, in two misleading tweets about the security of the U.S. election, said Krebs' termination was "effective immediately."

The recent statement by Chris Krebs on the security of the 2020 Election was highly inaccurate, in that there were massive improprieties and fraud - including dead people voting, Poll Watchers not allowed into polling locations, "glitches" in the voting machines which changed...

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2020

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