On Friday, former President Donald Trump announced that he would be revoking the security clearance of his successor, President Joe Biden, and ceasing the daily intelligence briefings Biden had been receiving. Trump shared this news via social media shortly after arriving at his Mar-a-Lago residence for the weekend.
“There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information. Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings,” Trump stated. “He set this precedent in 2021, when he instructed the Intelligence Community (IC) to stop the 45th President of the United States (ME!) from accessing details on National Security, a courtesy provided to former Presidents.”
Biden has not yet made any public statements regarding Trump’s decision.
Biden had previously terminated Trump’s access to intelligence briefings following accusations that Trump had played a role in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and incited the violent January 6th Capitol insurrection. At that time, Biden argued that Trump’s “erratic” actions made it unsafe for him to continue receiving these briefings.
In his post, Trump referenced the findings from the special counsel’s investigation into Biden’s management of classified documents. He quoted the Hur Report, which noted that Biden suffers from “poor memory” and, even in his “prime,” was not to be trusted with confidential information.
Trump concluded his message with the declaration, “I will always protect our National Security — JOE, YOU’RE FIRED. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
{Matzav.com}