President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook.

He began by dismissing four people: retired Gen. Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; celebrity chef José Andrés from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition; Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars; and Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, from the President’s Export Council.

I think there was enough time. We take a job, you take a job, you want to do a job, we’re not going to have security on people for the rest of their lives. Why should we?” Trump said.

Early on Tuesday, returning US president Donald Trump publicly fired the Spanish chef José Ramón Andrés Puerta, better known simply as José Andrés, dismissing the 55-year-old from his White House role with a brutal social-media message.

Hours after retaking office, US President Donald Trump announced the dismissal of four senior government officials who were appointed by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden.

President Trump pulled security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook, both of whom have faced threats from Iran amid their hard-line positions toward

Donald Trump is wasting no time getting his new presidential regime underway, and has made the decision to fire four members of White House staff. The shock move comes just days after the 78-year-old Republican was sworn in as US leader, following his controversial inauguration ceremony on Monday (20 Jan).

President Donald Trump is spending his first full day back in the White House meeting with congressional leaders and more.

Donald Trump ends his first day back in the White House by unexpectedly firing Brian Hook, the former special envoy for Iran during his first term. Trump makes the announcement on truth social after midnight.

Pompeo and Hook had been involved in America’s aggressive stance toward Iran during the first Trump administration, and Pompeo was reportedly a driving force behind convincing Trump to have Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, killed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former aide Brian Hook, both of whom served in his first administration, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term, Brian Hook, and retired Gen.