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(146,207 posts) Sun Jan 26, 2025, 05:59 PM Sunday

Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham urge Donald Trump to rethink stripping security from ex-officials

Source: USA Today

Published 12:52 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2025 | 12:52 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2025

Two senior Republican senators on Sunday urged President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to strip personal security from some former Trump administration officials, one of whom was the target of an alleged Iranian plot.

Trump this week ended protection for his former national security adviser John Bolton, who became a vocal Trump critic, as well as for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and others.

The United States charged a member of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps in 2022 with plotting to murder Bolton, who served as Trump's third national security adviser until he was dismissed in 2019. "I would encourage the president to revisit the decision for those people who are being targeted by Iran," Tom Cotton, chair of the U.S. Senate intelligence committee, told Fox News Sunday.

Iran promised revenge after Trump ordered a drone strike in 2020 that killed General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, the overseas arm of the elite Revolutionary Guards. "I've reviewed the intelligence in the last few days. The threat to anyone involved in President Donald Trump's strike (on) Soleimani is persistent. It's real. Iran is committed to vengeance against all of these people," Cotton said.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/26/tom-cotton-lindsey-graham-donald-trump-republicans/77957150007/

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Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham urge Donald Trump to rethink stripping security from ex-officials (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

Why do they have this delusion Miguelito Loveless Sunday #1

They know Linda Ed Sunday #2

Re-think Turbineguy Sunday #3

If Iran is able to assassinate them, what will republicans do? Do they continue with their nothing to see here plan? tulipsandroses Sunday #4

If they fear they can assassinate a former slightlv Sunday #7

I think that ship sailed... 2naSalit Monday #8

They really do not care. It affects their lives in no way. This is for their own deniability in the event Mango Jebus .. marble falls Sunday #5

Talk with your fucking VOTES. Not bluestarone Sunday #6

Miguelito Loveless

(4,776 posts)

1. Why do they have this delusion

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 06:04 PM

Sunday

That 45 will listen?

Linda Ed

(511 posts)

2. They know

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 06:07 PM

Sunday

it's an abuse of power and I hope they go after felon 47...This should not be covered by immunity...he is a traitor! Burning fires in CA and he is out golfing already while ICE is out there arresting God only knows who!

Turbineguy

(38,649 posts)

3. Re-think

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 06:21 PM

Sunday

That kind of implies he thought about it before...

Maybe trump should re-whim it.

tulipsandroses

(6,627 posts)

4. If Iran is able to assassinate them, what will republicans do? Do they continue with their nothing to see here plan?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 06:35 PM

Sunday

Will they draw us into another war because we now have to retaliate? All because of his pettiness?
Or do nothing ,since trump doesn't care about the lives of anyone?
Which would make the USA look weak as hell, if Iran can assassinate a former government official.

slightlv

(4,668 posts)

7. If they fear they can assassinate a former

Reply to tulipsandroses (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 09:47 PM

Sunday

trump official, is anyone thinking that perhaps they could go after the gangleader? to which I'd say, bring it on! How many times has the U.S. said we need "regime change" in another country... how long before other countries begin to think the same way about the U.S.?