Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has had his security details revoked.
According to The New York Times, both Pompeo and his former aide, Brian Hook, have had their details removed despite warnings from the Biden administration that they face a threat from Iran.
Pompeo was informed of the revocation on Tuesday and has not yet issued a public statement on the matter.
The decision came shortly after Trump also pulled the details of his former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, who has been a vocal critic of him since leaving the administration in 2019.
The Times notes:
Other than former presidents and their spouses, senior U.S. officials are not automatically granted ongoing protection. But the threat assessments from the intelligence community that the risk level remained for Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Hook and Mr. Bolton had been the basis for the Biden administration granting it to them.
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had his aides warn the Iranians that assassinating a former U.S. government official would be considered an act of war, a former senior administration official said. […]
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