Disgruntled staffer reportedly purged Trump, Pence from State Dept. website

National Politics | Updated Jan 11, 2021

By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A disgruntled U.S. State Department staffer was reportedly behind an erroneous posting on the department’s website that President Donald Trump’s and Vice President Mike Pence’s terms of office ended Monday.

Hey, @StateDept, what do you know that the rest of us don't?

"Donald J. Trump's term ended on 2021-01-11 19:49:00." pic.twitter.com/Ntl1BSqsb9
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 11, 2021

Both posts regarding Trump and Pence were purged Monday afternoon from the department’s website.

Trump’s and Pence’s terms expire Jan. 20, when President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in.

UPDATE: Sources tell @BuzzFeedNews a "disgruntled staffer" is behind the State Department site's change of Trump and Pence's biographies. More TK.
— (@ChristopherJM)Jan 11 2021

This story is developing.

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