Trump, John Bolton and Mike Pompeo
In addition to Bolton’s, Trump revoked the security protection of two other first-term officials facing threats from Iran who got on his bad side — former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and ...
A former Secret Service agent said President Trump’s decision to terminate protection for former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will put them at ...
Hawkish foreign policy advisers from Trump’s first presidency have faced alleged assassination threats from Iran.
President Trump has sparked fresh controversy in his first week back in office with his decision to remove security details from several prominent people with whom he has fallen out. Dr. Anthony Fauci,
John Bolton, a longtime Iran hawk who was Mr ... Mr. Trump also revoked protection for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, along with his former Iran envoy Brian Hook.
I think there was enough time. We take a job, you take a job, you want to do a job, we’re not going to have security on people for the rest of their lives. Why should we?” Trump said.
A former Secret Service agent said President Trump’s decision to terminate protection for former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will put them at “significant risk.
United States President Donald Trump has cancelled security protections for Mike Pompeo, Brian Hook and John Bolton, hawkish foreign policy advisers who served during his first term in office.
I would encourage the president to revisit the decision for those people who are being targeted by Iran,” one of the Republican leaders said Sunday.
Asked point blank by CNN's Dana Bash if Trump's pulling John Bolton's security was a "mistake" on Sunday, the senator replied, "Yeah."
With actions big and small, Trump has spent his first days in office pushing the levers of government – and his unique powers as commander in chief – to target his perceived political enemies both inside and outside the government.