{"id":2400512,"date":"2025-02-07T19:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T00:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-restricts-bidens-access-to-classified-information-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T19:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T00:37:42","slug":"trump-restricts-bidens-access-to-classified-information-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-restricts-bidens-access-to-classified-information-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump restricts Biden&#8217;s access to classified information &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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-restricts-bidens-access-to-classified-information-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=2400512&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 revoked President Joe \u200bBiden&#8217;s \u200baccess to \u2062classified information, as announced on his\u200c Truth Social platform.This decision marks a continuation\u200c of a precedent established\u2064 by Biden \u200bin February\u2064 2021 when \u200che revoked Trump&#8217;s access, citing concerns over Trump&#8217;s &#8220;erratic behaviour.&#8221; Trump stated that there is no need for Biden to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-no-need-for-trump-to-still-receive-intelligence-briefings\/\" title=\"...: \u2018No Need\u2019 For Trump To Still Receive ...\">receive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-to-judgement-three-crucial-questions-remain-unanswered-about-capitol-siege\/\" title=\"Rush to judgement? Three crucial questions remain unanswered about Capitol siege\">intelligence briefings<\/a><\/a>, labeling \u2063him as untrustworthy and\u2063 claiming\u200b that he \u2062suffers from &#8220;poor memory.&#8221; The article outlines the\u2064 background of this decision, noting that while former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">presidents traditionally receive classified intelligence briefings<\/a>, Biden&#8217;s \u2064action against \u2062Trump was unprecedented \u200dand \u2062has\u2062 now been reciprocated. The Washington Examiner reached out to the White House for comments following\u200b Trump&#8217;s announcement.  <\/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 restricts Biden&rsquo;s access to classified information: &lsquo;Cannot be trusted&rsquo;<\/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_1984293\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden's\">Donald Trump<\/a> revoked former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden's\">Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> access to classified information, according to a Truth Social announcement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While former presidents have historically been given post-presidency classified intelligence briefings, Biden took the unprecedented move in February 2021 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/05\/us\/politics\/biden-trump-intelligence-briefings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"revoking\">revoking<\/a> the privilege for Trump, citing his &ldquo;erratic behavior.&rdquo; Four years later, Trump returned the favor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information. Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden&rsquo;s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings,&rdquo; the president announced in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President-elect Donald Trump, left, greets President Joe Biden at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-left-out-in-the-cold-over-inauguration-switch-we-dont-know-squat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Congress left out in the cold over inauguration switch: \u2018We don\u2019t know squat\u2019 - ... Examiner\">60th presidential inauguration<\/a> in the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;He set this precedent in 2021, when he instructed the Intelligence Community (IC) to stop the 45th President of the United States (ME!) from accessing details on National Security, a courtesy provided to former Presidents. The Hur Report revealed that Biden suffers from &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-controversies-to-remember-from-bidens-presidency-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Five controversies to remember from ...&#039;s presidency - ... Examiner\">poor memory&#038;rsquo<\/a>; and, even in his &lsquo;prime,&rsquo; could not be trusted with sensitive information,&rdquo; Trump continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will always protect our National Security &mdash; JOE, YOU&rsquo;RE FIRED. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the White House for further comment.<\/p>\n<p>Presidents don&rsquo;t have a security clearance as commonly understood, as they are granted access to classified information by virtue of their elected position rather than being vetted. While they aren&rsquo;t guaranteed continued access to classified security briefings after leaving office, historical precedent has seen every president receive them to advise the incumbent.<\/p>\n<p>This precedent was broken in February 2021 when Biden revoked it for Trump. He said it was unrelated to the Jan. 6 riot, instead citing his general behavior.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just think that there is no need for him to have the intelligence briefings,&rdquo; Biden said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What value is giving him an intelligence briefing?&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something?&rdquo;<\/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_1984293\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1984293\"}});<\/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 limits Biden&#8217;s classified info access, citing trust issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2400513,"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\/2025\/02\/AP25020606301245.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,34409,3634],"class_list":["post-2400512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-classified-information","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25020606301245.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400512","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=2400512"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400520,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400512\/revisions\/2400520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}