President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is revoking former President Joe Biden’s security clearances and ceasing his daily intelligence briefings.
In a post on Truth Social on Friday night, Trump stated that there is no need for Biden to continue accessing classified information.
The privileges will be revoked immediately, as per the president’s decision.
He asserted that the precedent was set by Biden himself.
“In 2021, Biden instructed the Intelligence Community (IC) to prevent the 45th President of the United States (ME!) from accessing details on National Security, a courtesy extended to former Presidents,” Trump wrote.
The president mentioned the Hur Report, which he alleged “exposed that Biden suffers from ‘poor memory’ and, even in his ‘prime,’ could not be trusted with sensitive information,” as per the post.
Special Counsel Robert Hur submitted a report on Biden’s alleged improper retention of classified records, which confirmed the former president’s frequent memory lapses and contradicted his claims.
Hur also testified in March that he found evidence that “pride and money” motivated Biden to retain classified documents.
However, he did not recommend criminal charges against Biden.
Trump wrote in the post that he will always protect National Security.
“JOE, YOU’RE FIRED. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” he wrote.
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