The president has denied protection to four men he put in mortal danger.
President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook.
Donald Trump revoked the government-funded security details from some of his former administration officials turned critics, but panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" expressed surprise about one of the individuals who was targeted.
Donald Trump announced Brian Hook was "fired" from his board position at the Wilson Center for Scholars. Hook had served as a special representative to Iran during Trump's first term.
Donald Trump has officially revoked the security details for several former top staffers in his first Administration, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former top aid Brian Hook. Both Pompeo and Hook served in the first Trump Administration and were in office when the Administration carried out a strike that killed a top Iranian official,
Trump revoked security from three national security officials — including his former secretary of state — and Dr. Anthony Fauci this week. When asked about his decision, he told reporters: “You can’t have a security detail for the rest of your life because you work for government.”
He ends security protection for the first-term advisers Iran has marked for death.
The move comes days after Trump signed an executive order revoking clearance for 49 different former intelligence officials.
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
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If President Donald Trump’s personnel moves are any tell, he may come out of the gate toward Iran with a tone that is more diplomatic than combative.
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.