And it's official. This comes after a week of rumors Trump would fire @CISAKrebs -- essentially for not backing the president's baseless claims of election fraud. He's scheduled to speak publicly at two events tomorrow. We'll see how that goes.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328852354049957888
FWIW, Krebs has made several statements affirming the election was free of significant cyberattacks and fraud. Here's the most recent - after rumors of his imminent sacking were already swirling.
https://twitter.com/CISAKrebs/status/1328741106624901120
Along with @CISAgov staff, he essentially built DHS's election security program from scratch since '16, helping state election officials dramatically improve their cyber defenses in a remarkably bipartisan way. D and R Dem Secstates respect him immensely.
Statements and/or tweets out praising @C_C_Krebs from Dem SecStates in Calif., Vt., Minn. and Ct. so far. None from GOP secretaries.
Similarly, lots of Dem lawmakers praising Krebs and slamming Trump. Only GOP statement I've seen is from @SenatorBurr He called Krebs/ CISA’s work “essential in protecting the 2020 U.S. presidential election against threats of foreign interference.”
Another GOP statement from Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), a co-chair of the Cyber Solarium Commission -
https://twitter.com/aaronblake/status/1328877236041224195?s=21
From the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State:
"We denounce President Trump’s firing of Chris Krebs. Chris Krebs spoke truth to power, the 2020 elections were safe, secure and legitimate." Say's Trump's "actions are dangerous and only work to weaken our democracy."
"We denounce President Trump’s firing of Chris Krebs. Chris Krebs spoke truth to power, the 2020 elections were safe, secure and legitimate." Say's Trump's "actions are dangerous and only work to weaken our democracy."
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