WASHINGTON — President Trump yanked his former national security adviser John Bolton’s Secret Service protective detail Tuesday — one day after canceling Bolton’s security clearance citing a 2020 tell-all book.

The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot.

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

Upon his return to the White House, Trump yanked away his former national security advisor's security clearances and protections.

President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said the president ended his Secret Service protection shortly after his return to the White House this week. “I am

John Bolton said on Tuesday he was "disappointed but not surprised" that his Secret Service protection has been canceled by President Donald Trump.

President Trump on Tuesday explained why he revoked former national security adviser John Bolton’s security clearance. “I think there was enough time. We take a job, you take a job, you want to do

U.S. President Donald Trump stripped Secret Service protection on Tuesday from his former national security adviser, John Bolton, who became the target of an alleged Iranian murder plot after he served in the White House.

John Bolton, who left the Trump White House in November 2019, has had Secret Service protection during the Biden administration due to concerns that Iran could target him.

The American people can judge for themselves which President made the right call," the onetime national security adviser said.

"I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the United States Secret Service," John Bolton said.

Mr Bolton served as Mr Trump’s third national security adviser until he was dismissed in 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.