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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18 — President Donald Trump yesterday fired top US cybersecurity official Chris Krebs in a tweet, accusing him without evidence of making a “highly inaccurate” statement affirming the security of the November 3 election. Trump has made unsubstantiated claims of widespread...

Wednesday, 18 Nov 2020 10:02 AM MYT

Trump has made unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud and refused to concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden. His campaign has filed a flurry of lawsuits in battleground states, although election officials in both parties have said they see no evidence of serious irregularities. Twitter slapped warning labels on Trump’s tweets, noting: “This claim about election fraud is disputed.”

Like others who have run afoul of Trump, Krebs learned of his dismissal when he saw the tweet, a person close to him said.

 

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