A top Republican Senate ally says that President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, saying their protection is not just for them but also the public.
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FILE - Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. That protection is not just for them, but also the public, said Sen. Tom Cotton, a Trump loyalist who nonetheless is pushing back against the president’s targeting of those he perceived as adversaries. Cotton said a president needs to keep qualified individuals interested in serving the White House and that may sometimes require enhanced security for officials., a former senior policy adviser to Pompeo. All were involved in planning and discussions of the deadly drone strike on Iranian Gen.
Bolton, who was fired during the president's first term in 2019, later wrote a book whose publication the Trump administration unsuccessfully sought to block on grounds that it disclosed national security information. Cotton also suggested that Trump's decision to remove their security protection could have a chilling effect on the president's ability to hire the most qualified advisers in the future.
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