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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Former national security adviser John Bolton claimed during an interview that the decision to revoke Secret Service protection is part of President Trump’s “retribution campaign” against his

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“Kamala is for they/them,” went Donald Trump’s notorious TV ad during the 2024 campaign. “President Trump is for you.” But not quite two weeks into President Trump’s second term, we already know that to be false. Trump is for I/me/mine.

The GOP Senator says the President would be wise to reverse his denial of security to his former Iran advisers.

Bolton said he was “disappointed but not surprised” that Trump had decided to terminate the protection. Ambassador John Bolton mimics photos of President Donald Trump holding a Bible. John Bolton “Notwithstanding my criticisms of President Biden's ...