Day 1,398: Trump fires top cybersecurity official for disputing asinine election conspiracy theories

The post-election dictatoresque purge continues.

After cleaning house at the Pentagon last week and continuing to demand total sycophancy, Donald Trump fired Christopher Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on Tuesday via Twitter. Trump-appointed Krebs’ error was apparently not going along with baseless election fraud claims made by Trump and his allies.

Krebs has been in the administration’s crosshairs for a while for defending the election’s integrity.

Krebs has been one of the most vocal government officials debunking baseless claims about election manipulation, particularly addressing a conspiracy theory centered on Dominion Voting Systems machines that Trump has pushed.

In addition to the rumor control web site, Krebs defended the use of mail-in ballots before the election, saying CISA saw no potential for increased fraud as the practice ramped up during the pandemic.

Krebs’ colleagues were proud of his decision to stand up for their work and democracy.

A senior agency official called Krebs’ firing “a sad day” for the agency and said he had resisted calls to echo misleading claims.

“Chris didn’t compromise himself or this mission,” the senior official said.

Another CISA official said Krebs’ being fired for refuting false claims about the election was “an absolute badge of honor.”

“He should be proud,” the official said.

A Tuesday night tweet from Krebs indicated such pride in the work he did.

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