Former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) said over the weekend that he was “very concerned” for the safety of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after President Donald Trump decided to pull his protective security detail despite threats that he faces from Iran.
Turner made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” with Margaret Brennan when asked if he would encourage Trump reconsider pulling the protective security details off of officials who served during his first term in office who face serious threats from Iran.
“Well, obviously, I’m very concerned for Mike Pompeo,” Turner said.
Turner said at a different point during the interview that when he was the chairman of the committee that he focused on national security, specifically “state actors and non-state actors” who were looking to harm the U.S.
Rep. Mike…