WASHINGTON — President Trump yanked his former national security adviser John Bolton’s Secret Service protective detail Tuesday — one day after canceling Bolton’s security clearance citing a 2020 tell-all book.
The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot.
Upon his return to the White House, Trump yanked away his former national security advisor's security clearances and protections.
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Trump strips security detail from former adviser John Bolton
Trump ends John Bolton’s security detail
Bolton, who frequently stakes out hawkish views about Iran, has had a 24/7 security detail from the Secret Service since December 2021. The Justice Department has said that during that time a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard attempted to hire a hitman in the United States to take him out.
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Trump Pulls John Bolton’s Secret Service Protection
"I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the United States Secret Service," John Bolton said.
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Trump Cancels John Bolton’s Secret Service Protection Despite Threats From Iranian RegimeJohn Bolton said on Tuesday he was "disappointed but not surprised" that his Secret Service protection has been canceled by President Donald Trump.
He ends security protection for the first-term advisers Iran has marked for death.
President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said the president ended his Secret Service protection shortly after his return to the White House this week. “I am
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted Bolton and another Trump national security adviser protection in 2021 after threats from Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley
The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance.
As he returns to the Oval Office, Donald Trump has promised 'a golden age' after he was 'saved by God to make America great again.' Is his optimism justified?
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