Upon his return to the White House, Trump yanked away his former national security advisor's security clearances and protections.

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted Bolton and another Trump national security adviser protection in 2021 after threats from Iran.

The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot.

President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said the president ended his Secret Service protection shortly after his return to the White House this week. “I am

John Bolton said on Tuesday he was "disappointed but not surprised" that his Secret Service protection has been canceled by President Donald Trump.

Trump halts Secret Service protection for former national security adviser John Bolton despite ongoing assassination threats.

The American people can judge for themselves which President made the right call," the onetime national security adviser said.

"I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the United States Secret Service," John Bolton said.

President Donald Trump revoked former National Security Advisor John Bolton's Secret ... previously provided by the United States Secret Service," Bolton said in a statement provided to Fox ...

WASHINGTON — Former Trump White House national security adviser John Bolton said Tuesday ... previously provided by the United States Secret Service,” tweeted Bolton, 76.

# If the American system needed a shake-up, it might be at hand. # The list of changes Trump and his many devoted associates have instituted is, and is certainly meant to be, mind-blowing. And the list is growing. The president clearly sees himself as a transformational change – and retribution – agent.