Former national security adviser John Bolton confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has ended the Secret Service protection assigned to him.

Bolton, who departed from the first Trump administration in November 2019, has continued to require Secret Service protection due to threats from Iran. Initially, after Bolton left the administration, Trump terminated his security detail. However, former President Joe Biden reinstated the protection when he assumed office in 2021.

“I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has made this decision,” Bolton said in a statement to CNN. “Notwithstanding my criticisms of President Biden’s national-security policies, he nonetheless made the decision to once again extend Secret Service protection to me in 2021.”

“The Justice Department filed criminal charges against an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official in 2022 for attempting to hire a hit man to target me. That threat remains today, as also demonstrated by the recent arrest of someone trying to arrange for President Trump’s own assassination. The American people can judge for themselves which President made the right call.”

More to follow.

Former national security adviser John Bolton confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has ended the Secret Service protection assigned to him.
Former national security adviser John Bolton confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has ended the Secret Service protection assigned to him.