US President Donald Trump said Friday he was revoking Joe Biden's security clearance, ending his predecessor's right to receive intelligence briefings after leaving office.
"There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information," Trump said on his Truth Social network.
"Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden's Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings."
In a reference to the catchphrase of his former reality TV show "The Apprentice," Trump added in capitals: "JOE, YOU'RE FIRED."
President Donald Trump has also revoked security clearances for Antony Blinken, the former secretary of state, and Jake Sullivan, the former national security adviser, White House officials said on Saturday.
Trump also revoked security clearances for Biden's Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, who helped coordinate the Department of Justice's response to the 6 January 2021, attacks by Trump supporters on the US Capitol, the officials said on Saturday.
They said Trump also removed the clearances of the New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, both of whom led cases against Trump.
While the revocations may not have immediate impacts, it is another sign of the growing rift in Washington.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month revoked the personal security detail and security clearance for Mark Milley, a retired Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Milley, who served as the top US military officer during some of Trump's first presidential term, became a leading critic of him after retiring as a four-star general in 2023 during Biden's administration.
Many of Biden's diplomats had worked with incoming Trump officials in the weeks before Jan 20, when Trump took office, on issues including Russia's war in Ukraine.
Blinken could not be immediately reached for comment.
US presidents are traditionally given the right to receive intelligence briefings even after they step down.
Trump said he was making the move because Democrat Biden had removed his own security clearance after winning the 2020 election.
Biden at the time cited Trump's "erratic behavior" both before and after the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol by protesters trying to overturn Trump's election loss.
In his post on Friday, Trump claimed that Biden "could not be trusted" with intelligence briefings because a special counsel's report into classified documents found at the Democrat's home found that Biden, 82, suffered from "poor memory."
Trump was also prosecuted for mishandling classified documents but the Justice Department ended the case after the Republican won the 2024 election.
