One early decision he would be wise to reverse is his withdrawal of security protection to former advisers Mike Pompeo, Brian Hook and John Bolton. All three men advised Mr. Trump on Iran in his ...
He ends security protection for the first-term advisers Iran has marked for death.
Hawkish foreign policy advisers from Trump’s first presidency have faced alleged assassination threats from Iran.
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
The move comes days after Trump signed an executive order revoking clearance for 49 different former intelligence officials.
Pompeo and Hook had been involved in America’s aggressive stance toward Iran during the first Trump administration, and Pompeo was reportedly a driving force behind convincing Trump to have Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, killed.
A top Republican Senate ally says that President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, saying their protection is not just for them but also the public.
Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former envoy to Iran Brian Hook. Both were targets of planned attacks by Iran, as confirmed by "The New York Times.
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.
Trump revoked security from three national security officials — including his former secretary of state — and Dr. Anthony Fauci this week. When asked about his decision, he told reporters: “You can’t have a security detail for the rest of your life because you work for government.”
President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook ... protection from John Bolton, who was fired as Trump ...
Donald Trump unleashed a tirade against former aide John Bolton on Wednesday as he ... The fourth was Brian Hook, appointed to the Wilson Center for Scholars, a U.S. government-funded think ...