The head of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), which prepares government reports on climate change, Michael Kuperberg is dismissed. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on Monday, November 9, citing sources.
It is noted that Kuperberg headed the USGCRP since 2015, his term ended on November 6. According to the source of the publication, this decision of the president was a surprise.
Earlier Monday, Trump fired US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. The American leader thanked him for his service and said that the head of the national center for combating terrorism Christopher Miller will be the acting defense minister of the country.
On the same day it became known that the headquarters of the head of the United States is preparing to announce the creation of teams for recounting the votes in the presidential elections in Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania. After that, it is planned to hold several rallies dedicated to the trials of the Trump headquarters in connection with possible violations during the voting.
On November 3, presidential elections were held in the United States. The rival of the incumbent head of state, Republican Donald Trump, is a Democrat, former US Vice President Joseph Biden.
On November 7, US media outlets, including Fox News, the Assosiated Press, CNN and NBC, reported that Democratic candidate Joe Biden had won the required electoral votes to become the US President-elect.