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.
President Donald Trump has terminated Secret Service protection for his former national security adviser John Bolton, Bolton said Tuesday.
John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, says Mr. Trump pulled his security detail out of vengeance. Now, he worries that Kash Patel could help a retribution campaign if confirmed to head the FBI.
The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot.
Shortly after being sworn in on Monday, Donald Trump revoked Secret Service protection for former National Security Advisor John Bolton, among other officials. Bolton was originally assigned a Secret Service detail in Trump's first term in response 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.
Bolton departed the first Trump admin in 2019 and has continued to require Secret Service protection due to threats from Iran.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is the latest ex-aide to lose government protection, reflecting Trump's early moves against perceived adversaries.
Lawsuits challenged President Trump’s executive orders on birthright citizenship and protections for federal workers, and a church leader asked him to show “mercy.” In jails and courtrooms, high-profile Jan.
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.
Donald Trump ... of the Senate. Trump says Secret Service protection shouldn’t be offered for life Trump is defending his decision to terminate the Secret Service detail assigned to his former national security adviser, John Bolton.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley