President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook.
Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday canceled the personal security detail assigned to retired Gen. Mark Milley, following his boss President Trump’s decision to revoke protection for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,
He ends security protection for the first-term advisers Iran has marked for death.
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,
President Trump pulled security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill on Thursday. The protection was also revoked for
President Trump revoked security protection for his former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, and a former top aide despite warnings from the Biden administration that both men faced ongoing threats from Iran because of actions they took on Mr. Trump’s behalf, four people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
The Diplomatic Security detail was pulled Wednesday for the two former Trump administration officials, three sources said.
President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook, who have faced threats from Iran. The Morning Joe panel discusses.
The move comes days after Trump signed an executive order revoking clearance for 49 different former intelligence officials.
US President Donald Trump earlier made it clear that former secretary of state Mike Pompeo will not be the part of his new administration. Despite Biden administration briefing about security threats to Pompeo,
The reported security protection removal comes despite warnings from the Biden's administration about ongoing threats from Iran.
A former Secret Service agent said President Trump’s decision to terminate protection for former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will put them at