Shooting practice : The chief executive of a San Diego-area cybersecurity firm has resigned over social media comments he made about assassinating President-elect Donald Trump, it was announced Tuesday.
PacketSled President and CEO Matt Harrigan admitted to posting the seemingly threatening rhetoric — including the statement, “I’m going to kill the president. Elect.” — on his Facebook page as voting results were coming in Tuesday night, though he would later describe his remarks as a “flawed joke.”
Harrigan’s resignation took effect immediately, according to a company statement issued early Tuesday. PacketSled’s Chief Technology Officer, Fred Wilmot, will serve as interim CEO while the company’s Board of Directors searches for a replacement.
“We want to be very clear, PacketSled does not condone the comments made by Mr. Harrigan, which do not reflect the views or opinions of the company, its employees, investors or partners,” according to the statement.
The Del Mar-based company said a statement Monday that it had “immediately reported this information to the Secret Service.” It was not immediately clear if the statements had prompted an official law enforcement investigation.