On Sunday, July 19, 2026, during the CBS News program "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," former SEC Chair Jay Clayton affirmed that Joe Biden was certified as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. The broadcast featured discussions with election law contributor David Becker and former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) chief Chris Krebs, who was appointed by then-President Donald Trump to protect election infrastructure in 2020 but was later fired for asserting the election's security.

The program also addressed ongoing geopolitical tensions, noting the deaths of two American troops and one missing after an Iranian missile strike, alongside eight consecutive nights of U.S. bombing in the Middle East.

Additionally, Margaret Brennan reported that Secretary Mullin announced on Friday he would have a plan ready within 30 days, though the specific context of this plan was not detailed in the broadcast.

The episode included Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner and border czar Tom Homan, providing updates on national security and border issues.

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