President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted Bolton and another Trump national security adviser protection in 2021 after threats from Iran.
President Donald Trump has terminated Secret Service protection for his former national security adviser John Bolton, Bolton said Tuesday.
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.
Bolton departed the first Trump admin in 2019 and has continued to require Secret Service protection due to threats from Iran.
Like many who worked for Trump during his first presidential tenure, Bolton has been vocal about how tumultuous the work can be. But for those who will be navigating what he calls the “continuing turmoil” of advising Trump, Bolton has some straightforward recommendations.
Feeling burned by the holdover of Obama administration appointees during his first go-around, Trump swiftly exiled Biden holdovers and moved to test new hires for their fealty to his agenda.
The orders signed at the White House included a directive to end birthright citizenship, a move sure to spark a constitutional fight over the 14th Amendment.
President Trump revoked security protection for his former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, and a former top aide despite warnings from the Biden administration that both men faced ongoing threats from Iran because of actions they took on Mr. Trump’s behalf, four people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
The Department of Justice says it will "vigorously defend" Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, after it was temporarily blocked in a federal court earlier today.
It follows threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs into the US.
Trump 2.0 looks a lot like Trump 1.0 − unpredictable, tumultuous and with GOP infighting. It's also promising big changes that many voters wanted.
The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot.