Bolton

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace said in Bolton:

@taiwan_girl said in Bolton:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Bolton:

"You can't have a security detail for the rest of your life because you work for government," Trump told reporters, when asked about the decision on Friday. "It's very standard."

Did President Trump have government provided security after he left the president office?

Yes, ex-presidents get SS protection for life, by law.

I was actually trying to be sarcastic.

[taiwan_girl]

As good a place as any to put this.

https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-trump-secret-service-ashley-50eba3fcd1ef9d2580fb4bc464d229f6

President Donald Trump said Monday he was ending “immediately” the Secret Service protection details assigned to Democrat Joe Biden’s adult children, which the former president had extended to July shortly before leaving office in January.

and

Former presidents and their spouses receive life-long Secret Service protection under federal law, but the protection afforded to their immediate families over the age of 16 ends when they leave office. But outgoing presidents can extend protection for those who might otherwise not be eligible for up to six months after they leave office, something Biden did for his children and Trump did for his family after leaving office in 2021. Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush also extended protection for their families for a period.

[xenon]

Is it normal to announce this?

[jon-nyc]

The announcement is the point.

[Jolly]

Hunter has a detail of 18 agents, all of which he took to South Africa.

[89th]

It's cute you believe a number Trump made up.

But the petulant child needs to bully. "When they go low, we'll go even lower" should be his motto. Good role model!

[Jolly]

I didn't get that number from Trump, lad.

[Jolly]

BTW, it's 30 agents, total. 13 for Ashley, 17 for Hunter. Sorry that I was off by one on Hunter.

[89th]

Where did you get the number from? I only saw references to Trump saying hunter "had up to 18 agents" in South Africa with him.

[taiwan_girl]

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/22/g-s1-84546/fbi-home-john-bolton

The FBI on Friday searched the home of President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton.

Bolton served in Trump's first term in the White House for just over a year, but has since become a sharp critic of the president. He has said he believed Trump would use the Department of Justice to enact a "retribution presidency."

The FBI on Friday said it conducted "court-authorized activity in the area" when asked about a search at Bolton's Maryland home.

"There is no threat to public safety. We have no further comment," the FBI added. The search of Bolton's home was first reported by the New York Post. Bolton's office declined immediate comment.

[Mik]