November 18, 2020 - Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the President fired Christopher Krebs, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in 
the United States Department of Homeland Security:
“Director Krebs is a deeply respected cybersecurity expert who worked diligently to safeguard our elections, support state and local election officials and dispel dangerous misinformation. Yet, instead of rewarding this patriotic service, the President has fired Director Krebs for speaking truth to power and rejecting Trump’s constant campaign of election falsehoods.
“The President’s insistence on distracting and dividing the country by denying his defeat in the election undermines our democracy. As the Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council Executive Committee and the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Council — composed of the top nonpartisan election security officials in the country — stated last week, ‘There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised… we can assure you we have the utmost confidence in the security and integrity of our elections, and you should too.’
“Instead of stooping to this dangerous and shameful charade, Trump needs to get serious about crushing the accelerating pandemic that has killed nearly 250,000 Americans, infected over 11 million people in our country and devastated the livelihoods of tens of millions more.”
Source: Speaker Nancy Pelosi
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Chris Krebs
November 18, 2020 - SACRAMENTO, CA - California Secretary of State Alex Padilla issued the following statement on President 
Donald Trump’s tweet firing of CISA Director Chris Krebs.
“The ongoing purge of respected, competent leaders who refuse to perpetuate Trump’s delusional conspiracy theories about the election is a disturbing sign for American government. It’s an assault on reality. It leaves our nation weaker. Sadly this is not new for Trump—the truth has never mattered when it’s inconvenient for him.”
“The success of the 2020 General Election—in the face of disinformation campaigns and cyber threats from foreign adversaries—is owed in large part to CISA under Chris Krebs’ leadership. Chris Krebs has been an accessible, reliable partner for elections officials across the country, and across party lines, as we have fortified our cyber defenses since 2016. Our elections infrastructure has become stronger because of leaders like Chris Krebs and in spite of the actions and lies coming from the White House.”
Source: CA. SOS
