Donald Trump Fires Cybersecurity Official Who Called Election the 'Most Secure' in US History, and Social Media Has Thoughts
11/18/2020 01:21 pm EST
Bad Look
Both Trump supporters and Biden supporters commented that the firing of Krebs did not send the message Trump seemed to hope it would. By terminating a supposed expert that he himself appointed, Trump did little to inspire confidence that his claims of voter fraud were justified.
Thanks
Many commenters dropped by Krebs' post to thank him for his work as a public servant. They called him "a TRUE patriot" and told him he had done the right thing.
Twitter Security
A growing number of critics are calling on Twitter executives to intervene and shut down Trump's account on the platform. The responses to Krebs' firing were no exception.
Typo
On Wednesday morning, Krebs noticed his own typo in his original tweet, and posted a self-effacing response to it. Supporters were undeterred, telling him that one spelling error would not impact his place in the history books.
Endorsements
Election officials and other public figures posted their endorsements of Krebs after his firing, including Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson assured voters that Krebs' work behind the scenes was integral to the secure election.
Embarrassing
Many commenters remarked that Trump's continued lies about the 2020 presidential election are embarrassing — both for him and for the U.S. as a whole. Some even questioned whether these false accusations and conspiracy theories could be enough to have him removed from office before the inauguration in January.
Exhausting
Finally, many people commented that Trump's relentless claims of unfairness are "exhausting," and some even speculated that that is the point. Fox News contributor Stephen Hayes suggested that Trump was doing real "damage" to American democracy by making Americans so sick and tired of talking about politics at all.
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