If they are injured or killed, Donald Trump will be the one person responsible — a black mark against him that time will not erase.
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
President Donald Trump reportedly removed security protection for former State Secretary Mike Pompeo. Another former top aide, Brian Hook, was also stripped of protection, four people familiar with the developments told the New York Times.
Pompeo and Hook had been involved in America’s aggressive stance toward Iran during the first Trump administration, and Pompeo was reportedly a driving force behind convincing Trump to have Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, killed.
President Donald Trump has revoked the security detail for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who had received ongoing protection due to threats from Iran after taking a hardline policy toward the country during Trump’s first administration,
Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former envoy to Iran Brian Hook. Both were targets of planned attacks by Iran, as confirmed by "The New York Times.
President Donald Trump revoked security protection for his former Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and a former top aide, Brian Hook, according to The New York Times, which spoke to four individuals familiar with the matter.
The president also revoked the security detail of other former top officials who are reportedly facing threats from Iran.
If a hostile foreign state decides to try to kill you because you worked for the U.S. government, the government should protect you.
During his first week back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump revoked security protection for his former National Security Adviser John Bolton, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Pompeo’s former deputy,
Two senior Republican senators have urged Trump to reconsider his decision to revoke security protection for several officials from his first administration.