Trump revokes Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris
President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said Friday.
Former vice presidents typically receive Secret Service protection for six months after they leave office, while former presidents get it for life.
Former President Joe Biden had quietly extended Harris' protection, according to The Associated Press .
A senior Trump administration official said an executive memorandum was issued Thursday to the Department of Homeland Security ending Harris' security detail and security services.
Those had been extended from six to 18 months by the Biden administration, so they would have ended in July 2026, but now they will be terminated on Monday, the AP reported.
The move to drop Harris' Secret Service protection comes as the former vice president, who became the Democratic nominee last summer after a chaotic series of events that led to Biden dropping out of the contest , is about to embark on a book tour for her memoir , titled "107 Days." The book is scheduled to be released next month.
It is also part of a broader pattern of the Republican White House revoking protective details and stripping security clearances for members of the former Democratic administration.
Trump also has revoked such protection for former members of his own administration, including former National Security Adviser John Bolton and ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, MSNBC reported Friday .
Trump also pulled protective details for his former defense secretary Mark Esper. In March, the president also terminated Secret Service protection for Biden's two adult children, according to MSNBC.
So far, Harris is the only nationally elected figure to have her security detail pulled by the White House.
When Trump was asked whether he would feel any sense of personal responsibility if harm befell these former officials and aides, Trump said he would not , adding, "Certainly, I would not take responsibility."
Some of Trump's Republican allies, including U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, have urged Trump to rethink his approach.
He has so far refused, according to MSNBC.
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