Trump revokes security for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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, three sources familiar with the move told CNN.
The decision to strip Pompeo of his State Department security detail, first reported by The New York Times, comes shortly after Trump terminated the Secret Service detail that was assigned to his former national security adviser John Bolton.
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When Trump was asked by reporters on Thursday about the stripping of security from former officials, he said, “When you have protection, you can’t have it for the rest of your life.” He added, “You don’t want a large detail of people guarding people the rest of their lives. I mean there are risks to everything.”
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A former intelligence official told CNN they were alarmed by the moves.
“Somebody is going to get killed, there is a credible and serious Iranian threat against Pompeo and Bolton,” they said.
Another former national security official said Trump’s decision seemed to be motivated by “pure spite and pettiness and Trump better hope the Iranians don’t hurt one of these people.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/politics/trump-revokes-security-for-his-former-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo/index.html
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