cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24555242
This might need some background…
Let’s be clear, John Bolton is an asshole:
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/23/john-bolton-united-nations-iran-836454
That being said, he did work for Trump and accumulated some enemies doing so.
Trump initially pulled his secret service protection back in 2019, which President Biden restored:
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-cancelled-john-bolton-security-iran-election-2024-1967277
This seems to be yet another act of petty retribution against someone who spoke poorly of Trump.
Because they still have valuable information.
Also, if former employees weren’t provided with protection than it would be tough to fond new folks to do those jobs.