Trump Fires CISA Director Days After Agency Dubbed Election ‘Most Secure in American History’

Trump Fires CISA Director Days After Agency Dubbed Election ‘Most Secure in American History’
Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary Chris Krebs speaks during the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity Summit in New York City, N.Y., on July 31, 2018. Kevin Hagen/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he had fired Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Chris Krebs, days after the agency called the 2020 presidential election the “most secure in American history.”

Trump announced his termination in a statement on Twitter, accusing Kreb of making a “highly inaccurate” statement on the security of the Nov. 3 election.
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