Former national security adviser John Bolton said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has removed his Secret Service protective detail just hours after returning to the White House.

Bolton, who served in the first Trump administration and has since become a critic of the president, has continued to need protection from the Secret Service due to threats from Iran after departing the White House.

Trump initially terminated Bolton’s security detail in 2019 after he fired the national security hawk. But former President Joe Biden restored the federal protection after he took office.

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