The nation’s top official for safeguarding election infrastructure called the spread of election fraud allegations “irresponsible” after being asked about such claims by former President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk.
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in a news conference Monday that it’s “very unfortunate and very irresponsible” for anybody in a position of influence or authority — regardless of party or politics — to “be spreading inaccurate information about our elections.”
Easterly didn’t mention anyone specifically by name. She was responding to a question about Trump and Musk spreading “baseless” ...
