'New low': WSJ editorial board blasts Trump over latest 'vindictive whim'
Raw StoryThe conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board appeared incensed over his recent "vindictive whim" — revoking Secret Service protections to former officials who've publicly broken with him. Trump downplayed the potential threat against Bolton, telling reporters: "We’re not going to have security on people for the rest of their lives—why should we?” He added that Bolton is “a very dumb person.” “I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has made this decision,” Bolton previously told CNN. “Notwithstanding my criticisms of President Biden’s national-security policies, he nonetheless made the decision to once again extend Secret Service protection to me in 2021.” On Thursday, reports emerged that Trump did the same to Mike Pompeo, his former secretary of state, and Brian Hook, a former top aide to Pompeo. The Journal's editorial board chided Trump on Thursday, writing: "The possibility of falling out of President Trump’s good graces is an occupational hazard for good people who serve in his Administration, but this looks like a new low."
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