特朗普：撤销蓬佩奥安保

据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）23日报道，特朗普近日接连撤销他第一届政府时期三名高级官员的安保，其中包括前国务卿蓬佩奥、前高级幕僚布莱恩·胡克以及前白宫国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿。

President Donald Trump has revoked the security detail for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who had received ongoing protection due to threats from Iran after taking a hardline policy toward the country during Trump’s first administration, three sources familiar with the move told CNN. The decision to strip Pompeo of his State Department security detail, first reported by The New York Times, comes shortly after Trump terminated the Secret Service detail that was assigned to his former national security adviser John Bolton.

在特朗普的第一届总统任期内，蓬佩奥和胡克积极采取了针对伊朗的强硬立场，其中包括在2020年初通过无人机袭击杀死了伊朗高级将领苏莱曼尼。此后，蓬佩奥和胡克一直享有持续的安保保护。CNN写道：

Pompeo was deeply involved in shaping the first Trump administration’s policy toward Iran and played in a role in Trump’s order to assassinate top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in early 2020.

报道称，尽管前总统拜登时期美国政府持续为这三人提供安全保护，但特朗普新政府以“无需终身保护”为由终止了相关待遇。

特朗普在椭圆形办公室签署行政命令时告诉记者：“你有安保，但你不可能一辈子都这样。你想让一大群人终生守护吗？一切都有风险。”

When Trump was asked by reporters on Thursday about the stripping of security from former officials, he said, “When you have protection, you can’t have it for the rest of your life.” He added, “You don’t want a large detail of people guarding people the rest of their lives. I mean there are risks to everything.”

蓬佩奥和博尔顿都曾对特朗普作出批评，被视为曾经“背叛”特朗普的前官员。《纽约时报》指出，特朗普近期明确拒绝重新任用“蓬佩奥派系”官员。

蓬佩奥曾批评特朗普的政府开支政策。在特朗普被指控不当处理政府机密文件时，蓬佩奥还公开支持特别检察官史密斯的调查。

编辑：李雪晴

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