Antony Blinken in Donald Trump's line of fire, President takes away security clearance of former secretary of state

Antony Blinken, the former US Secretary of State, has now faced the axe by US President Donald Trump. Blinken's security clearance was recently revoked by the new US President, right after former President Joe Biden's security clearance was also revoked.

Blinken's security clearance revoked, same with eight other Democrats

Blinken was not the only top former White House official to face the brunt of the current administration, but at least eight Democrats, including New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, also faced a similar thing, according to an Independent US report.

Interestingly, Trump even claimed while revoking the security clearance for Biden that he could not trust the former US President with critical information pertaining to national security. This looked more like a retaliation to a similar decision Biden took against Trump during the previous administration, which the new US President is now using as a precedent.


According to a recent Washington Post report, Donald Trump has stated that he wants to revoke every right of these former Democrat officials to access federal buildings, as well as any security clearances they may have. The Democrat officials in context here tried to bring action against Donald Trump during the Biden administration in some way or the other, and now the US President is settling the scores, as per reports.

FAQs:

Is Donald Trump the new US President?
Yes, Donald Trump is currently the new US President after taking over from Joe Biden after emerging victorious in the US Presidential elections 2024.

Is Antony Blinken a the former Secretary of State?
Yes, Antony Bliken is a former US Secretary of State from the Biden administration.