President Trump on Sunday said he had revoked security clearances for people he didn't respect after saying he would end former President Biden's security clearance.
“There are people we don't respect. If there are people who thought we were breaking the law, if there are no people who have come very close in the past few years, we've done it. And we did that with some people,” the president told reporters.
He was asked why he got the clearance for New York Attorney General Leticia James. Trump also announced that he would cancel the clearance of former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and on Friday he would cancel Biden's clearance.
“We did it with Biden himself. Biden himself. Trump added Sunday. “It's dishonorable what he's doing and what he's done to this country.” , I don't think I know what he did in terms of allowing criminals, murderers, drug lords, people to our country. I feel embarrassed about myself.”
The president argued that Biden does not need to receive security clearances and aimed to stop him from receiving daily information briefings. He was referring to the 2024 report of former special advisor Robert Herr, who provided insight into how Biden's classification material was handled.
Trump ended the Secret Service protections of former national security adviser John Bolton last month and elicited security protections for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Hill reported.
