Trump, Bolton and Secret Service
The Trump administration removed former national security adviser John Bolton's Secret Service protection. The decision was made in the past 24 hours, sources said.
Bolton departed the first Trump admin in 2019 and has continued to require Secret Service protection due to threats from Iran.
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’s outspoken former adviser loses his Secret Service protection within hours of Trump returning to office
Trump's former national security adviser predicted on Sunday that the president-elect's second term will be "just as chaotic" as the first one.
Former Trump senior adviser David Urban said he thinks former national security adviser John Bolton “should be protected” after President Trump revoked his Secret Service protection. “I don’t know what the intelligence looks like,
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted Bolton and another Trump national security adviser protection in 2021 after threats from Iran.
Bolton said that threat “remains today,” pointing to an Iranian plot to assassinate Trump before the 2024 election.
Upon his return to the White House, Trump yanked away his former national security advisor's security clearances and protections.
The American people can judge for themselves which President made the right call," the onetime national security adviser said.
On US President Donald Trump likely to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Ambassador John Bolton, Former US National Security Advisor said, "Well, he had originally said he imposed the tariffs on Canada and Mexico on day one.