He ends security protection for the first-term advisers Iran has marked for death.
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.
Senators Lindsey Graham and Tom Cotton said that the former Trump aides faced continuing threats from Iran and that the decision could affect how current officials do their jobs.
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.”
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.
President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday. That protection is not just for them,
On the first day of Donald Trump's second presidency ... Among them was a Bettendorf high school graduate, Brian Hook, who had been serving on the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson ...
On Thursday news reports said Mr. Trump also revoked protection for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, along with his former Iran envoy Brian Hook. Two sources told the Associated Press ...
The move comes days after Trump signed an executive order revoking clearance for 49 different former intelligence officials.
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
President Donald Trump removed four holdover high-profile presidential appointees early Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform to deliver the message.