Leavitt, 27, noted in her first White House briefing that Trump, 78, remains “firm in his decision” to cut off federal funding for the 24-hour protection Bolton, Pompeo and former US Special

Upon his return to the White House, Trump yanked away his former national security advisor's security clearances and protections.

The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot.

"I found John Bolton to be one of the dumbest people in Government but, I am proud to say, I used him well." Speaking to CNN in October 2023, John Kelly, who served as Trump's White House chief of staff, described Trump as "a person that has no idea what ...

President Donald Trump has terminated Secret Service protection for his former national security adviser John Bolton, Bolton said Tuesday.

President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said the president ended his Secret Service protection shortly after his return to the White House this week. “I am

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted Bolton and another Trump national security adviser protection in 2021 after 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 alleged Iranian murder plot after he served in the White House.

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.

Mike Pompeo, Brian Hook and John Bolton all played a role in the Trump-sanctioned drone strike that killed Iranian general Qassim Suleimani in 2020 — which made them subject to ongoing threats

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in ...

"I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the United States Secret Service," John Bolton said.