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Trump says he is revoking Biden's security clearances Trump says he is revoking Biden's security clearance
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US President Donald Trump has said he is revoking the security clearance of his predecessor, Joe Biden. US President Donald Trump has said he is revoking Joe Biden's security clearance and access to daily intelligence briefings, after his predecessor did the same to him four years ago.
Writing in a post on Truth Social, Trump said: "There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information." "There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.
He said his administration would therefore be revoking his security clearances and daily intelligence briefings. "JOE, YOU'RE FIRED," he said. "JOE, YOU'RE FIRED," the Republican added in a reference to his catchphrase on the reality TV show The Apprentice.
The Republican said he was doing what Biden had done to him when he was president. Trump has already revoked the security clearance of more than four dozen former intelligence officials whom he accused of meddling in the 2020 election in Biden's favour.
Biden "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". Trump posted on Friday evening that Biden "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".
He said Biden "could not be trusted with sensitive information", citing a justice department inquiry into the Democrat's storage of classified files, which said Biden had a poor memory. He said Biden "could not be trusted with sensitive information", citing a justice department inquiry into the Democrat's storage of classified files, which decided not to press charges and said Biden had a poor memory. Biden rejected that characterisation at the time.
Biden, who has taken some time away from the limelight since leaving his post as president last month, has not yet responded to the comments. Trump has taken steps to revoke the security clearances and protections of other top officials linked to the Biden administration since returning to office.
After taking office in 2021, Biden barred Trump from receiving intelligence briefings traditionally given to former presidents, citing his "erratic behaviour". In 2021, Biden stopped Trump from receiving classified intelligence briefings, the first time an ex-president had ever been denied such information, which is traditionally given as a courtesy.
He justified the move by saying Trump could not be trusted because of his "erratic behaviour", even before the 2021 US Capitol riot, which Democrats accused Trump of inciting in the last days of his first term.