President Trump has fired the US government's top election cybersecurity official, who had rejected the president's claims of "massive" fraud in the recent election.
In a tweet, he accused Chris Krebs, without providing evidence, of making a "highly inaccurate" statement on the integrity of the recent elections.
"The recent statement by Chris Krebs on the security of the 2020 Election was highly inaccurate, in that there were massive improprieties and fraud' he wrote in a tweet.
"Therefore, effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency."
...votes from Trump to Biden, late voting, and many more. Therefore, effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2020
A CISA spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
Mr Krebs worked on protecting the election from hackers.
He drew the ire of the Trump White House over efforts to debunk disinformation - including a CISA website "Rumor Control" and a YouTube video.
Mr Krebs last week told associates that he expected to be fired.
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