President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that Microsoft fire [head of Global Affairs] Lisa Monaco, an executive who served as deputy attorney general during the Biden administration [and Homeland Security Advisor under Obama].
The request appeared on Trump’s Truth Social account, which has 10 million followers. It comes one day after former FBI Director James Comey was indicted, days after Trump pushed to prosecute him.
“She is a menace to U.S. National Security, especially given the major contracts that Microsoft has with the United States Government,” Trump wrote in the post. “Because of Monaco’s many wrongful acts, the U.S. Government recently stripped her of all Security Clearances, took away all of her access to National Security Intelligence, and banned her from all Federal Properties.”
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Lisa Monaco had helped coordinate the Justice Department's response to the January 6, 2021, attacks on the US Capitol by Trump supporters.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump called Monaco “Corrupt and Totally Trump Deranged”.
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“Monaco's having that kind of access is unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand,” he said.
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He further said that she was a ‘menace’ to US National Security especially given the major contracts that Microsoft has with the United States Government.
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By the way, Microsoft is one of the companies that donated $1million to Trump's inauguration.
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