President Donald Trump pulled former adviser John Bolton's Secret Service protection. Bolton has been facing assassination threats since the U.S. killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in 2020. In recent remarks,

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

The Trump administration removed former national security adviser John Bolton's Secret Service protection. The decision was made in the past 24 hours, sources said.

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.

Bolton departed the first Trump admin in 2019 and has continued to require Secret Service protection due to threats from Iran.

Like many who worked for Trump during his first presidential tenure, Bolton has been vocal about how tumultuous the work can be. But for those who will be navigating what he calls the “continuing turmoil” of advising Trump, Bolton has some straightforward recommendations.

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

Bolton said that threat “remains today,” pointing to an Iranian plot to assassinate Trump before the 2024 election.

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

Hawkish foreign policy advisers from Trump’s first presidency have faced alleged assassination threats from Iran.

Appointment signals turn away from 'maximum pressure' policy, as new US president slashes security detail for Iran hawks from his first term despite threats against them