{"id":2394331,"date":"2025-01-23T13:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T18:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-removes-security-protection-for-mike-pompeo-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T18:26:41","slug":"trump-removes-security-protection-for-mike-pompeo-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-removes-security-protection-for-mike-pompeo-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump removes security protection for Mike Pompeo: Report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-removes-security-protection-for-mike-pompeo-report-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394331&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has reportedly revoked security protection for \u2063former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as\u2064 well as for Brian Hook, another \u2063former aide. This decision, which appears to be linked\u2064 to changes\u200c implemented at the State Department, occurred \u200con\u2064 a Tuesday, according \u200cto sources familiar\u2064 with the situation.\u2064 The removal\u2062 of \u2062this protection has raised questions about the \u200bimplications for both individuals, given their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">previous\u2063 high-ranking positions<\/a> in the administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump removes security protection for Mike Pompeo: Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1945483\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> reportedly removed security protection for former State Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pompeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Pompeo\">Mike Pompeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Another former top aide, Brian Hook, was also stripped of protection, four people familiar with the developments told the <em>New York Times<\/em>. The protection, believed to be provided by the State Department, was removed Tuesday. Additionally, former Trump national security adviser John Bolton&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-blake-last-in-line-of-cold-war-spies-who-betrayed-britain-dies-at-98\/\" title=\"George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98\">security service<\/a> was removed Monday during the first hours of Trump&rsquo;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that the president has told people he doesn&rsquo;t want anyone who worked under Pompeo during his first term in his second administration.<\/p>\n<p>Hook was singled out and <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113864692804149616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fired\">fired<\/a> by Trump within 13 hours of taking office in a Truth Social post. He was a presidential appointee to the Wilson Center for Scholars, a position given by former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for stripping Pompeo and Hook&rsquo;s security detail wasn&rsquo;t immediately known. Pompeo has fared better than many other former Trump officials but was publicly blacklisted late last year. His hawkish views made him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/maga-slams-mike-pompeo-being-open-joining-trump-administration-again-1877671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"unpopular\">unpopular<\/a> with the president&rsquo;s MAGA base.<\/p>\n<p>He flirted with a 2024 presidential campaign, criticizing Trump in the process, but ultimately decided against it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">In March 2022, the State Department&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/us-pays-2m-a-month-to-protect-pompeo-aide-from-iran-threat\" target=\"_blank\">revealed<\/a>&nbsp;that it was paying $2 million per month to provide security for<\/span> Pompeo.<\/p>\n<p>The revocation garnered some criticism, as the Biden administration provided them security after the intelligence community assessed that there was a legitimate threat against their lives from Iranian government agents.<\/p>\n<p>Bolton criticized the decision to remove his security protection.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the United States Secret Service,&rdquo; Bolton said. &ldquo;Notwithstanding my criticisms of President Biden&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-talks-pardons-tiktok-five-takeaways-from-press-conference-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump talks pardons, TikTok: Five takeaways from press conference - Washington Examiner\">national-security policies<\/a>, he nonetheless made the decision to extend that protection to me in 2021.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That threat remains today, as also demonstrated by the recent arrest of someone trying to arrange for President Trump&rsquo;s own assassination,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;The American people can judge for themselves which President made the right call.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump, Pompeo, Hook, and Bolton are all believed to be targets of assassination by Iranian intelligence due to their roles in the 2020 assassination of Gen.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qasem-soleimani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Qasem Soleimani<\/a>, Quds Force leader.<\/p>\n<p>Others believed to be possible targets of Iranian assassination include former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, former national security adviser Robert O&rsquo;Brien, retired Gen. Mark Milley, former deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger, and two former National Security Council officials, Victoria Coates and Robert Greenway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1945483\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1945483\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump revokes security for Pompeo and Hook, report says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2394332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mike-Pompeo-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41019,4133,49087,3634],"class_list":["post-2394331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-mike-pompeo","tag-news","tag-security-protection","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mike-Pompeo-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394331"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394335,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394331\/revisions\/2394335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}