WASHINGTON — Former Trump White House national security adviser John Bolton said Tuesday that he has lost his Secret Service protective detail — one day after the 47th president canceled his security clearance, citing a 2020 tell-all book.

Donald Trump terminated the Secret Service detail assigned to his former national security adviser John Bolton hours after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Bolton told CNN. Bolton has faced threats from Iran,

Bolton departed the first Trump admin in 2019 and has continued to require Secret Service protection due to threats from Iran.

John Bolton has said he is at risk of attack by Iran after Donald Trump removed his Secret Service protection within hours of taking office.

U.S. President Donald Trump has removed Secret Service protection from former national security adviser John Bolton, who faced an alleged Iranian assassination plot. Bolton was critical of Trump's presidency.

Bolton, who frequently stakes out hawkish views about Iran, has had a 24/7 security detail from the Secret Service since December 2021. The Justice Department has said that during that time a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard attempted to hire a hitman in the United States to take him out.

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

Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton lost his Secret Service protection after President Trump terminated it amid threats against him by Iran. Bolton criticized Trump’s decision, blaming his policy decisions and accusing him of self-interest.

"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.