Trump sacks election security official for denying allegations of fraud
Chris Krebs.
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The outgoing US President Donald Trump announced, the night before last, that he had sacked the official in the government for ensuring the security of the elections, to deny the allegations that the Republican billionaire had been repeating about "widespread" fraud in the elections that he lost to Joe Biden.
Trump said in a tweet on "Twitter" that "the recent statement issued by Chris Krebs regarding the security of the 2020 elections, was not accurate at all, as there were violations and widespread fraud."
He added, "Therefore, with a decision effective immediately, Chris Krebs was removed from the position of Director of the Agency for Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security."
In recent days, this agency, which is affiliated with the Department of Homeland Security, has done its utmost to deny the allegations that the outgoing president and his supporters have been reiterating, of widespread fraud in the elections that Trump lost to former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden in the defeat of the outgoing Republican president His state refuses to acknowledge it.
Crebs has denied allegations repeated by Trump about election fraud.
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