Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump terminated the Secret Service detail that was assigned to his former national security adviser John Bolton, Bolton confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted Bolton and another Trump national security adviser protection in 2021 after 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

Bolton departed the first Trump admin in 2019 and has continued to require Secret Service protection due to threats from Iran.

John Bolton has said he is at risk of attack by Iran after Donald Trump removed his Secret Service protection within hours of taking office.

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.

US President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service detail of former National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton who faced threats to life from Iran

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.

John Bolton said that if Iran assassinates him, it will be incumbent upon President Donald Trump to respond militarily. The post John Bolton Says If Iran Kills Him and Trump Doesn’t Respond, ‘It’d Be a Real Signal of Weakness’ first appeared on Mediaite.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci is the latest ex-aide to lose government protection, reflecting Trump's early moves against perceived adversaries.