Shafaq News/ US President DonaldTrump revoked Secret Service protection for his former National SecurityAdvisor, John Bolton, blaming him for the 2003 Iraq war.
Defending his decision to reporters,Trump stated, “I think there was enough time. We take a job, you take a job,you want to do a job, we’re not going to have security on people for the restof their lives. Why should we?"
Trump also accused Bolton of leading theUS into the Iraq war in 2003 while serving under President George W. Bush."He's the one that got us involved, along with Cheney and a couple ofothers, convinced Bush, which was a terrible decision, to blow up the MiddleEast,” he explained.
“We blew up the Middle East and weleft.” He added, "We got nothing outof it except a lot of death. We killed a lot of people, and John Bolton was oneof those guys, a stupid guy. But no, you can't have that for life.”
In turn, Bolton regretted Trump'sdecision, stating, “I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trumphas decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the UnitedStates Secret Service.”
Notably, Bolton served as Trump'sNational Security Advisor from 2018 to 2019. Following his resignation overdisagreements with Trump, he published a book revealing sensitive details aboutthe administration and delivering sharp criticism of the president.
The US accused members of Iran'sRevolutionary Guard Corps of plotting to assassinate Bolton in 2022 asretaliation for the killing of Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani in January2020. However, US authorities could not apprehend any suspects identified bythe Department of Justice.
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