Former President Donald Trump has taken retaliatory action against President Joe Biden by revoking his security clearance, citing concerns over Biden's handling of classified documents and his age. This move comes after Biden ended Trump's access to intelligence briefings in 2021.
Former President Donald Trump has revoked his successor, President Joe Biden 's, security clearance , citing Biden's 2021 decision to end Trump's access to classified information. Trump made the announcement on social media shortly after arriving at Mar-a-Lago for the weekend, stating that there was 'no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information.' This move effectively ends Biden's daily intelligence briefings.
Trump's decision was fueled by The Hur Report, which accused Biden of having 'poor memory' and 'significant' memory issues, based on its findings regarding Biden's handling of classified documents. The report, released in February, detailed a series of concerning discoveries, including boxes of sensitive files scattered around Biden's Delaware garage and interviews revealing his 'diminished faculties' as far back as 2017. While the report did not recommend criminal charges against the 81-year-old president, it raised serious concerns about Biden's fitness for office and his cavalier attitude towards classified information.Trump's move comes after Biden revoked Trump's access to intelligence briefings in 2021, citing Trump's 'erratic' behavior following the 2020 presidential election and his role in the January 6th Capitol attack. At the time, Biden argued that providing Trump with intelligence briefings held no value and only posed a risk of him making inappropriate public statements. In his social media post, Trump condemned Biden's handling of classified documents, claiming that Biden 'had 50 years of documents, 50 times more than I had, and WILLFULLY RETAINED them.' He further asserted that the Biden Documents Case was '100 times different and more severe' than his own, despite the fact that no charges have been filed against Biden. The White House, however, maintains that the report's portrayal of Biden's memory is inaccurate and misleading. They argue that Biden cooperated fully with the investigation and that the report does not justify the revocation of his security clearance
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