Donald Trump terminated the Secret Service detail assigned to his former national security adviser John Bolton hours after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Bolton told CNN. Bolton has faced threats from Iran,
President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said that the president ended his Secret Service protection shortly after his return to the White House. “I am disappointed
Trump revoked Bolton’s protection the day after being sworn in for his second, nonconsecutive term as president. Bolton had been facing assassination threats after the U.S. killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in 2020.
U.S. President Donald Trump stripped Secret Service protection on Tuesday from his former national security adviser, John Bolton, who became the target of an Iranian murder plot after he served in the White House.
President Trump on Tuesday explained why he revoked former national security adviser John Bolton’s security clearance. “I think there was enough time. We take a job, you take a job, you want to do
The American people can judge for themselves which President made the right call," the onetime national security adviser said.
"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.
Mr Bolton served as Mr Trump’s third national security adviser until he was dismissed in 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.
President Donald Trump revoked the security clearance and Secret Service protection detail afforded to his former national security adviser, John Bolton, during the beginning hours of his second term.
President’s outspoken former adviser loses his Secret Service protection within hours of Trump returning to office