• brem@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    Has a previous president ever done this in the history of the United States since the inception of the Secret Service?

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      Trump had ended Secret Service protection for John Bolton in his first term after he fell out with him. In Bolton’s case, that’s quite significant, due to Iran.

      https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78d7x08j7eo

      The US is offering a $20m (£15m) reward for information leading to the arrest of an Iranian man accused of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bolton.

      Shahram Poursafi, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), is accused of trying to hire criminals in the US to kill Mr Bolton, a vocal Iran critic, in exchange for $300,000.

      Biden had reinstated Bolton’s Secret Service protection when Biden was in office. As soon as Trump got back in, he cut it off again.

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    Every headline about actions he takes could be replaced with “Petty Little Bitch Makes Petty Little Bitch Move” and be no less accurate.

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      Calling him a petty bitch doesn’t stop him from fucking up the United States forever.

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      Yeah I was thinking “so much fucking drama each and every day with this piece of shit.”

      Seriously I want to stay informed but there’s like, an emotional cost to keep up with US news. I almost feel like my IQ drops some days.

  • 60d@lemmy.ca
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    10 hours ago

    Cool story bro.

    Where are the Epstein files?

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    Tbh I’m surprised he let it go to august.

    Apparently VPs only get “up to” 6 months of Secret Service protection after they leave office, with the potential for extensions.

    Still shitty though.